diff --git a/release-please-config.json b/release-please-config.json
index d97cb5a..bcca16e 100644
--- a/release-please-config.json
+++ b/release-please-config.json
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@
   "draft": true,
   "bump-minor-pre-major": true,
   "bump-patch-for-minor-pre-major": true,
+  "initial-version": "0.1.0",
   "packages": {
     ".": {
       "package-name": "codemode",