diff --git a/release-please-config.json b/release-please-config.json
index 89c6ddcc..a0c625b7 100644
--- a/release-please-config.json
+++ b/release-please-config.json
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 {
   "$schema": "https://raw.githubusercontent.com/googleapis/release-please/main/schemas/config.json",
   "release-type": "go",
+  "initial-version": "0.1.0",
   "include-component-in-tag": false,
   "packages": {
     ".": {
@@ -9,8 +10,18 @@
     }
   },
   "changelog-sections": [
-    { "type": "feat", "section": "Features" },
-    { "type": "fix", "section": "Bug Fixes" },
-    { "type": "chore", "section": "Chores", "hidden": true }
+    {
+      "type": "feat",
+      "section": "Features"
+    },
+    {
+      "type": "fix",
+      "section": "Bug Fixes"
+    },
+    {
+      "type": "chore",
+      "section": "Chores",
+      "hidden": true
+    }
   ]
 }