diff --git a/release-please-config.json b/release-please-config.json
index 999a959e8..c650ac5fd 100644
--- a/release-please-config.json
+++ b/release-please-config.json
@@ -12,5 +12,6 @@
   ],
   "packages": {
     ".": {}
-  }
+  },
+  "release-as": "0.16.0"
 }
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