diff --git a/release-please-config.json b/release-please-config.json
index 8258cd07..41725e9c 100644
--- a/release-please-config.json
+++ b/release-please-config.json
@@ -8,7 +8,8 @@
   "packages": {
     ".": {
       "package-name": "auto-brain",
-      "changelog-path": "CHANGELOG.md"
+      "changelog-path": "CHANGELOG.md",
+      "initial-version": "0.1.0"
     }
   }
 }