diff --git a/release-please-config.json b/release-please-config.json
index c69902d..2ea238a 100644
--- a/release-please-config.json
+++ b/release-please-config.json
@@ -3,6 +3,8 @@
   "release-type": "python",
   "include-v-in-tag": true,
   "include-component-in-tag": false,
+  "bump-minor-pre-major": true,
+  "bump-patch-for-minor-pre-major": false,
   "skip-changelog": true,
   "packages": {
     ".": {