diff --git a/release-please-config.json b/release-please-config.json
index b3c6fd0b..23a61c18 100644
--- a/release-please-config.json
+++ b/release-please-config.json
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 {
   "$schema": "https://raw.githubusercontent.com/googleapis/release-please/main/schemas/config.json",
+  "include-component-in-tag": false,
   "packages": {
     ".": {
       "release-type": "rust",