diff --git a/release-please-config.json b/release-please-config.json
index 091330f..8226acd 100644
--- a/release-please-config.json
+++ b/release-please-config.json
@@ -17,8 +17,7 @@
   "packages": {
     ".": {
       "release-type": "simple",
-      "include-component-in-tag": false,
-      "release-as": "1.0.0"
+      "include-component-in-tag": false
     }
   }
 }