diff --git a/.github/workflows/release-please.yaml b/.github/release-please.yml
similarity index 61%
rename from .github/workflows/release-please.yaml
rename to .github/release-please.yml
index 184856b9..955a0b6b 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release-please.yaml
+++ b/.github/release-please.yml
@@ -12,18 +12,7 @@
 # See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
 # limitations under the License.
 
-name: release-please
-on:
-  push:
-    branches:
-      - main
-jobs:
-  release-please:
-    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
-    steps:
-      - uses: GoogleCloudPlatform/release-please-action@v3.2.9
-        with:
-          token: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
-          release-type: simple
-          package-name: alloydb-auth-proxy
-          versionFile: 'cmd/version.txt'
+handleGHRelease: true
+packageName: alloydb-auth-proxy
+releaseType: simple
+versionFile: 'cmd/version.txt'