diff --git a/.github/release-please/config.json b/.github/release-please/config.json
index fab690fac247..ec6df305d0e1 100644
--- a/.github/release-please/config.json
+++ b/.github/release-please/config.json
@@ -14,8 +14,7 @@
             "type": "generic",
             "path": "bin/external_node/Cargo.toml"
           }
-        ],
-        "release-as": "24.8.0"
+        ]
       },
       "prover": {
         "release-type": "simple",