diff --git a/release-please-config.json b/release-please-config.json
index cf43e76..6387a99 100644
--- a/release-please-config.json
+++ b/release-please-config.json
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
   "packages": {
     ".": {
       "release-type": "python",
+      "release-as": "9.13.0",
       "versioning": "default",
       "include-v-in-tag": false,
       "extra-files": [