diff --git a/release-please-config.json b/release-please-config.json
index d3f51cd..3fc747a 100644
--- a/release-please-config.json
+++ b/release-please-config.json
@@ -7,7 +7,9 @@
       "bump-patch-for-minor-pre-major": true,
       "draft": false,
       "prerelease": false,
-      "initial-version": "0.0.1"
+      "extra-files": [
+        "README.md"
+      ]
     }
   },
   "$schema": "https://raw.githubusercontent.com/googleapis/release-please/main/schemas/config.json"