diff --git a/release-please-config.json b/release-please-config.json
index 51eb9b1b3..a3f48e976 100644
--- a/release-please-config.json
+++ b/release-please-config.json
@@ -37,6 +37,7 @@
     },
     "packages/core": {
       "release-type": "node",
+      "release-as": "1.0.0",
       "extra-files": [
         {
           "type": "json",