diff --git a/release-please-config.json b/release-please-config.json
index 90707565..b6ea1ce5 100644
--- a/release-please-config.json
+++ b/release-please-config.json
@@ -4,8 +4,12 @@
       "release-type": "python",
       "versioning": "default",
       "include-v-in-tag": false,
-      "extra-files": ["ldclient/version.py", "PROVENANCE.md"],
-      "include-component-in-tag": false
+      "extra-files": [
+        "ldclient/version.py",
+        "PROVENANCE.md"
+      ],
+      "include-component-in-tag": false,
+      "release-as": "9.12.0"
     }
   }
 }