diff --git a/release-please-config.json b/release-please-config.json
index 6a977c40c25b3..d3a3a04c2ee70 100644
--- a/release-please-config.json
+++ b/release-please-config.json
@@ -1,3 +1,9 @@
 {
-  "last-release-sha": "d4321e53c909c7ecf90f5f27d3a136cba176f40b"
+  "last-release-sha": "d4321e53c909c7ecf90f5f27d3a136cba176f40b",
+  "packages": {
+    ".": {
+      "releaseType": "node",
+      "component": ""
+    }
+  }
 }