diff --git a/release-please-config.json b/release-please-config.json
index 2d8f383b..178a3dc3 100644
--- a/release-please-config.json
+++ b/release-please-config.json
@@ -3,6 +3,9 @@
   "include-v-in-tag": true,
   "include-component-in-tag": false,
   "bump-minor-pre-major": true,
+  "versioning": "prerelease",
+  "prerelease": true,
+  "prerelease-type": "rc.1",
   "packages": {
     ".": {
       "release-type": "go",