diff --git a/release-please-config.json b/release-please-config.json
index b18476f..eb375cf 100644
--- a/release-please-config.json
+++ b/release-please-config.json
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@
       ]
     }
   },
+  "initial-version": "0.1.0",
   "plugins": [
     {
       "type": "sentence-case"