diff --git a/release-please-config.json b/release-please-config.json
index ad7b9f9c..178a3dc3 100644
--- a/release-please-config.json
+++ b/release-please-config.json
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
   "include-component-in-tag": false,
   "bump-minor-pre-major": true,
   "versioning": "prerelease",
-  "prerelease": false,
+  "prerelease": true,
   "prerelease-type": "rc.1",
   "packages": {
     ".": {