diff --git a/release-please-config.json b/release-please-config.json
index d3a3a04c2ee..90334b74bad 100644
--- a/release-please-config.json
+++ b/release-please-config.json
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
   "packages": {
     ".": {
       "releaseType": "node",
-      "component": ""
+      "include-component-in-tag": false
     }
   }
 }