diff --git a/.github/config/release-please-config.json b/.github/config/release-please-config.json
index 5677bac38..b7986d08e 100644
--- a/.github/config/release-please-config.json
+++ b/.github/config/release-please-config.json
@@ -1,11 +1,10 @@
 {
   "$schema": "https://raw.githubusercontent.com/googleapis/release-please/main/schemas/config.json",
-  "separate-pull-requests": false,
+  "group-pull-request-title-pattern": "chore${scope}: release${component} ${version}",
   "pull-request-footer": "> [!IMPORTANT]\n> Close and reopen this PR to trigger CI checks.",
   "packages": {
     ".": {
-      "release-type": "maven",
-      "extra-files": ["integration-tests/it-spring-boot-smoke-test/pom.xml"]
+      "release-type": "maven"
     }
   }
 }
diff --git a/.github/workflows/release-please.yml b/.github/workflows/release-please.yml
index 75cf34f16..121970884 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release-please.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release-please.yml
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ on:
 
 permissions:
   contents: write
+  issues: write
   pull-requests: write
 
 jobs: