diff --git a/release-please-config.json b/release-please-config.json
index 29361af6..f8c36cfe 100644
--- a/release-please-config.json
+++ b/release-please-config.json
@@ -60,5 +60,8 @@
     }
   ],
   "release-type": "ruby",
-  "version-file": "lib/openai/version.rb"
+  "version-file": "lib/openai/version.rb",
+  "extra-files": [
+    "README.md"
+  ]
 }
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