diff --git a/release-please-config.json b/release-please-config.json
index 362e386..b00b1f7 100644
--- a/release-please-config.json
+++ b/release-please-config.json
@@ -3,7 +3,8 @@
     ".": {
       "changelog-path": "CHANGELOG.md",
       "release-type": "go",
-      "draft-pull-request": true
+      "draft-pull-request": true,
+      "release-as": "1.0.0"
     }
   },
   "pull-request-title-pattern": "chore: 🔖 release${component} ${version}",