diff --git a/release-please-config.json b/release-please-config.json
index 3bfa5dc..8b27403 100644
--- a/release-please-config.json
+++ b/release-please-config.json
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
       "release-type": "node",
       "bump-minor-pre-major": true,
       "changelog-path": "CHANGELOG.md",
-      "versioning": "default",
+      "versioning": "prerelease",
       "prerelease": true,
       "prerelease-type": "beta"
     }