diff --git a/release-please-config.json b/release-please-config.json
index 2eb65c4..4ef1081 100644
--- a/release-please-config.json
+++ b/release-please-config.json
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
   "packages": {
     ".": {
       "changelog-path": "CHANGELOG.md",
+      "release-type": "python",
       "bump-minor-pre-major": false,
       "bump-patch-for-minor-pre-major": false,
       "draft": false,