diff --git a/release-please-config.json b/release-please-config.json
index f6a294d..f81a916 100644
--- a/release-please-config.json
+++ b/release-please-config.json
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 {
   "$schema": "https://raw.githubusercontent.com/googleapis/release-please/main/schemas/config.json",
   "draft-pull-request": true,
+  "release-type": "simple",
   "packages": {
     ".": {
       "changelog-path": "CHANGELOG.md"