diff --git a/.release-please-config.json b/.release-please-config.json
index 7d924c8..5e214ed 100644
--- a/.release-please-config.json
+++ b/.release-please-config.json
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
     ".": {
       "changelog-path": "CHANGELOG.md",
       "release-type": "simple",
+      "release-as": "1.0.0",
       "bump-minor-pre-major": false,
       "bump-patch-for-minor-pre-major": false,
       "draft": false,