diff --git a/.github/release-please.yml b/.github/release-please.yml
index 0d16973549d..3c7cdb14190 100644
--- a/.github/release-please.yml
+++ b/.github/release-please.yml
@@ -1,64 +1,77 @@
 handleGHRelease: true
 manifest: true
+releaseType: go-yoshi
 
 branches:
   - branch: main
     handleGHRelease: true
     manifest: true
+    releaseType: go-yoshi
     manifestFile: .release-please-manifest-submodules.json
     manifestConfig: release-please-config-yoshi-submodules.json
   - branch: main
     handleGHRelease: true
     manifest: true
+    releaseType: go-yoshi
     manifestFile: bigquery/.release-please-manifest.json
     manifestConfig: bigquery/release-please-config.json
   - branch: main
     handleGHRelease: true
     manifest: true
+    releaseType: go-yoshi
     manifestFile: bigtable/.release-please-manifest.json
     manifestConfig: bigtable/release-please-config.json
   - branch: main
     handleGHRelease: true
     manifest: true
+    releaseType: go-yoshi
     manifestFile: datastore/.release-please-manifest.json
     manifestConfig: datastore/release-please-config.json
   - branch: main
     handleGHRelease: true
     manifest: true
+    releaseType: go-yoshi
     manifestFile: errorreporting/.release-please-manifest.json
     manifestConfig: errorreporting/release-please-config.json
   - branch: main
     handleGHRelease: true
     manifest: true
+    releaseType: go-yoshi
     manifestFile: firestore/.release-please-manifest.json
     manifestConfig: firestore/release-please-config.json
   - branch: main
     handleGHRelease: true
     manifest: true
+    releaseType: go-yoshi
     manifestFile: logging/.release-please-manifest.json
     manifestConfig: logging/release-please-config.json
   - branch: main
     handleGHRelease: true
     manifest: true
+    releaseType: go-yoshi
     manifestFile: profiler/.release-please-manifest.json
     manifestConfig: profiler/release-please-config.json
   - branch: main
     handleGHRelease: true
     manifest: true
+    releaseType: go-yoshi
     manifestFile: pubsub/.release-please-manifest.json
     manifestConfig: pubsub/release-please-config.json
   - branch: main
     handleGHRelease: true
     manifest: true
+    releaseType: go-yoshi
     manifestFile: pubsublite/.release-please-manifest.json
     manifestConfig: pubsublite/release-please-config.json
   - branch: main
     handleGHRelease: true
     manifest: true
+    releaseType: go-yoshi
     manifestFile: spanner/.release-please-manifest.json
     manifestConfig: spanner/release-please-config.json
   - branch: main
     handleGHRelease: true
     manifest: true
+    releaseType: go-yoshi
     manifestFile: storage/.release-please-manifest.json
     manifestConfig: storage/release-please-config.json