diff --git a/release-please-config.json b/release-please-config.json
index f8c36cfe..847228c1 100644
--- a/release-please-config.json
+++ b/release-please-config.json
@@ -62,6 +62,9 @@
   "release-type": "ruby",
   "version-file": "lib/openai/version.rb",
   "extra-files": [
-    "README.md"
+    {
+      "type": "ruby-readme",
+      "path": "README.md"
+    }
   ]
 }
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