diff --git a/.github/release-please/release-please-config.json b/.github/release-please/release-please-config.json
index d79828761..533f7c9fd 100644
--- a/.github/release-please/release-please-config.json
+++ b/.github/release-please/release-please-config.json
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
     ".": {
       "release-type": "go",
       "bump-minor-pre-major": true,
+      "bump-patch-for-minor-pre-major": false,
       "include-component-in-tag": false,
       "changelog-sections": [
         { "type": "feat", "section": "Features" },