diff --git a/release-please-config.json b/.github/release-please-config.json
similarity index 54%
rename from release-please-config.json
rename to .github/release-please-config.json
index 7fc076e..1ea8aa2 100644
--- a/release-please-config.json
+++ b/.github/release-please-config.json
@@ -1,10 +1,20 @@
 {
-  "$schema": "https://raw.githubusercontent.com/googleapis/release-please/refs/heads/main/schemas/config.json",
+  "packages": {
+    ".": {
+      "changelog-path": "CHANGELOG.md",
+      "release-type": "python",
+      "bump-minor-pre-major": false,
+      "bump-patch-for-minor-pre-major": false,
+      "draft": false,
+      "prerelease": false
+    }
+  },
   "changelog-sections": [
     { "type": "build", "section": "Build System" },
     { "type": "docs", "section": "Documentation" },
     { "type": "feat", "section": "Features" },
     { "type": "fix", "section": "Bug Fixes" },
     { "type": "perf", "section": "Performance" }
-  ]
+  ],
+  "$schema": "https://raw.githubusercontent.com/googleapis/release-please/main/schemas/config.json"
 }
diff --git a/.github/release-please-manifest.json b/.github/release-please-manifest.json
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..8a45bd5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/release-please-manifest.json
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+{
+  ".": "2.3.4"
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/.github/workflows/release-please.yaml b/.github/workflows/release-please.yaml
index 544383e..6e45ccc 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release-please.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release-please.yaml
@@ -19,7 +19,8 @@ jobs:
       - uses: googleapis/release-please-action@v4
         id: release
         with:
-          release-type: python
+          config-file: .github/release-please-config.json
+          manifest-file: .github/release-please-manifest.json
 
   publish:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest