diff --git a/docker/conf/counters_journal_client.yml b/docker/conf/counters_journal_client_keys.yml
rename from docker/conf/counters_journal_client.yml
rename to docker/conf/counters_journal_client_keys.yml
--- a/docker/conf/counters_journal_client.yml
+++ b/docker/conf/counters_journal_client_keys.yml
@@ -10,3 +10,4 @@
     - content
     - origin
     - revision
+    - release
diff --git a/docker/conf/counters_journal_client.yml b/docker/conf/counters_journal_client_messages.yml
rename from docker/conf/counters_journal_client.yml
rename to docker/conf/counters_journal_client_messages.yml
--- a/docker/conf/counters_journal_client.yml
+++ b/docker/conf/counters_journal_client_messages.yml
@@ -7,6 +7,5 @@
   prefix: swh.journal.objects
   group_id: swh.counters.journal_client
   object_types:
-    - content
-    - origin
+    - release
     - revision
diff --git a/docker/docker-compose-counters.yml b/docker/docker-compose-counters.yml
--- a/docker/docker-compose-counters.yml
+++ b/docker/docker-compose-counters.yml
@@ -23,12 +23,33 @@
       timeout: 5s
       retries: 10
 
-  swh-counters-journal-client:
+  swh-counters-journal-client-keys:
     image: swh/stack
     build: ./
     entrypoint: /entrypoint.sh
     env_file:
       - ./env/common_python.env
+    environment:
+      JOURNAL_TYPE: keys
+    depends_on:
+      kafka:
+        condition: service_healthy
+      redis:
+        condition: service_healthy
+      swh-counters:
+        condition: service_healthy
+    volumes:
+      - "./conf/counters_journal_client_keys.yml:/etc/softwareheritage/counters/journal_client.yml:ro"
+      - "./services/swh-counters-journal-client/entrypoint.sh:/entrypoint.sh:ro"
+
+  swh-counters-journal-client-messages:
+    image: swh/stack
+    build: ./
+    entrypoint: /entrypoint.sh
+    env_file:
+      - ./env/common_python.env
+    environment:
+      JOURNAL_TYPE: messages
     depends_on:
       kafka:
         condition: service_healthy
@@ -37,7 +58,7 @@
       swh-counters:
         condition: service_healthy
     volumes:
-      - "./conf/counters_journal_client.yml:/etc/softwareheritage/counters/journal_client.yml:ro"
+      - "./conf/counters_journal_client_messages.yml:/etc/softwareheritage/counters/journal_client.yml:ro"
       - "./services/swh-counters-journal-client/entrypoint.sh:/entrypoint.sh:ro"
 
   redis:
diff --git a/docker/docker-compose.yml b/docker/docker-compose.yml
--- a/docker/docker-compose.yml
+++ b/docker/docker-compose.yml
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@
         swh.journal.objects.origin_visit:1:1,
         swh.journal.objects.origin_visit_status:1:1,
         swh.journal.objects.revision:1:1,
+        swh.journal.objects.release:1:1,
         swh.journal.indexed.origin_intrinsic_metadata:1:1
     depends_on:
       - zookeeper
diff --git a/docker/services/swh-counters-journal-client/entrypoint.sh b/docker/services/swh-counters-journal-client/entrypoint.sh
--- a/docker/services/swh-counters-journal-client/entrypoint.sh
+++ b/docker/services/swh-counters-journal-client/entrypoint.sh
@@ -12,6 +12,6 @@
     *)
       echo "Starting swh-counters-journal client"
       exec wait-for-it kafka:9092 -s --timeout=0 -- \
-          swh --log-level DEBUG counters --config-file /etc/softwareheritage/counters/journal_client.yml journal-client
+          swh --log-level DEBUG counters --config-file /etc/softwareheritage/counters/journal_client.yml journal-client ${JOURNAL_TYPE}
       ;;
 esac