diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yml b/.github/workflows/release.yml
index dcde646f5..79f648abe 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yml
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 name: Release
 on:
   release:
-    types: [prereleased]
+    types: [published]
   workflow_dispatch:
     inputs:
       tag:
diff --git a/release-please-config.json b/release-please-config.json
index c9cf19ab8..f6e6473f9 100644
--- a/release-please-config.json
+++ b/release-please-config.json
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@
       "release-type": "go",
       "prerelease-type": "rc",
       "prerelease": true,
+      "versioning": "prerelease",
       "bump-minor-pre-major": true,
       "component": "devsy",
       "changelog-path": "CHANGELOG.md",