diff --git a/.github/workflows/release-please.yaml b/.github/workflows/release-please.yaml
index 0e88203..356639d 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release-please.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release-please.yaml
@@ -46,6 +46,5 @@ jobs:
           token: ${{ secrets.GH_PAT }}
           # this is a built-in strategy in release-please, see "Action Inputs"
           # for more options
-          release-type: node
           target-branch: ${{ github.ref_name }}
           config-file: ${{ steps.prerelease.outputs.prerelease_type_config }}
diff --git a/release-please-config.json b/release-please-config.json
index f8dddcc..1546977 100644
--- a/release-please-config.json
+++ b/release-please-config.json
@@ -2,6 +2,5 @@
   "$schema": "https://raw.githubusercontent.com/googleapis/release-please/main/schemas/config.json",
   "release-type": "node",
   "include-component-in-tag": false,
-  "include-v-in-tag": true,
-  "packages": {}
+  "include-v-in-tag": true
 }