diff --git a/.github/workflows/gh-release-please.yml b/.github/workflows/gh-release-please.yml
index 9775077..92e4fa0 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/gh-release-please.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/gh-release-please.yml
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ jobs:
       - uses: googleapis/release-please-action@v4
         id: release
         with:
-          release-type: ${{ inputs.release_type || 'terraform-module' }}
+          release-type: ${{ inputs.release_type }}
           config-file: ${{ inputs.release_please_config_file }}
           manifest-file: ${{ inputs.release_please_manifest_file }}
       - name: tag major and minor versions
diff --git a/.release-please-manifest.json b/.release-please-manifest.json
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..d73cbaf
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.release-please-manifest.json
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+{
+  "$schema": "https://raw.githubusercontent.com/googleapis/release-please/main/schemas/manifest.json",
+  ".": "17.9.1",
+  "changelog-type": "github",
+  "package-type": "simple",
+  "changelog-sections": "[{\"type\":\"feat\",\"section\":\"Features\",\"hidden\":false},{\"type\":\"fix\",\"section\":\"Bug Fixes\",\"hidden\":false},{\"type\":\"perf\",\"section\":\"Performance Improvements\",\"hidden\":false},{\"type\":\"chore\",\"section\":\"Miscellaneous Chores\",\"hidden\":false},{\"type\":\"docs\",\"section\":\"Documentation\",\"hidden\":false},{\"type\":\"revert\",\"section\":\"Reverts\",\"hidden\":false},{\"type\":\"refactor\",\"section\":\"Refactoring\",\"hidden\":false},{\"type\":\"test\",\"section\":\"Tests\",\"hidden\":false},{\"type\":\"build\",\"section\":\"Build System\",\"hidden\":false},{\"type\":\"ci\",\"section\":\"Continuous Integration\",\"hidden\":false}]"
+}