diff --git a/release-please-config.json b/release-please-config.json
index da67d63..0a75a33 100644
--- a/release-please-config.json
+++ b/release-please-config.json
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@
       "package-name": "touchmark",
       "changelog-path": "CHANGELOG.md",
       "bump-minor-pre-major": true,
+      "initial-version": "0.1.0",
       "include-component-in-tag": false,
       "extra-files": [
         {