diff --git a/.github/release-please-config.json b/.github/release-please-config.json
index cc77335..84e88ec 100644
--- a/.github/release-please-config.json
+++ b/.github/release-please-config.json
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@
       "bump-patch-for-minor-pre-major": true,
       "draft": false,
       "prerelease": false,
-      "initial-version": "0.0.1"
+      "release-as": "1.0.0"
     }
   },
   "$schema": "https://raw.githubusercontent.com/googleapis/release-please/main/schemas/config.json"