diff --git a/release-please-config.json b/release-please-config.json
index a76c0e6..cdcbb7f 100644
--- a/release-please-config.json
+++ b/release-please-config.json
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 {
   "bootstrap-sha": "e3f111081f098b6f3ec78441cfe5cc4085fa18d2",
   "prerelease": true,
+  "release-as": "0.17.0-beta.0",
   "packages": {
     ".": {
       "release-type": "simple",