diff --git a/release-please-config.json b/release-please-config.json
index 41ecaac..47db5df 100644
--- a/release-please-config.json
+++ b/release-please-config.json
@@ -5,8 +5,10 @@
       "bump-minor-pre-major": false,
       "bump-patch-for-minor-pre-major": false,
       "draft": false,
-      "prerelease": false
+      "prerelease": false,
+      "initial-version": "0.1.0",
+      "release-type": "go"
     }
   },
   "$schema": "https://raw.githubusercontent.com/googleapis/release-please/main/schemas/config.json"
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+}