diff --git a/.github/workflows/release-please.yml b/.github/workflows/release-please.yml
index c3a3f3c5ca..60bee547a7 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release-please.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release-please.yml
@@ -24,3 +24,5 @@ jobs:
           extra-files: |
             cpp/CMakeLists.txt
             VERSION
+            barretenberg.nix
+            barretenberg-wasm.nix
diff --git a/barretenberg-wasm.nix b/barretenberg-wasm.nix
index 5c176576e3..941bea758a 100644
--- a/barretenberg-wasm.nix
+++ b/barretenberg-wasm.nix
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ in
 stdenv.mkDerivation
 {
   pname = "barretenberg.wasm";
-  version = "0.1.0";
+  version = "0.1.0"; # x-release-please-version
 
   src = ./cpp;
 
diff --git a/barretenberg.nix b/barretenberg.nix
index a617053582..2f31907688 100644
--- a/barretenberg.nix
+++ b/barretenberg.nix
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ in
 buildEnv.mkDerivation
 {
   pname = "libbarretenberg";
-  version = "0.1.0";
+  version = "0.1.0"; # x-release-please-version
 
   src = ./cpp;