diff --git a/release-please-config.json b/release-please-config.json
index 6c7f2f5..03e8424 100644
--- a/release-please-config.json
+++ b/release-please-config.json
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
   "bump-minor-pre-major": true,
   "versioning": "default",
   "include-component-in-tag": false,
+  "include-v-in-tag": false,
   "packages": {
     "launchdarkly-server-sdk": {}
   }