diff --git a/scripts/releases-local/trigger-react-native-release.js b/scripts/releases-local/trigger-react-native-release.js
index a878c8d81da..3766ea3aba9 100644
--- a/scripts/releases-local/trigger-react-native-release.js
+++ b/scripts/releases-local/trigger-react-native-release.js
@@ -185,7 +185,7 @@ async function main() {
   }
 
   // $FlowFixMe[prop-missing]
-  const useNewWorkflow: boolean = argv.useNewWorkflow;
+  const useNewWorkflow /*: boolean */ = argv.useNewWorkflow;
 
   // now check for unreleased packages
   if (!useNewWorkflow) {