diff --git a/.github/workflows/release_please.yml b/.github/workflows/release_please.yml
index 67ad13f8..939642aa 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release_please.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release_please.yml
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ on:
       tag_name:
         description: "The tag name"
         value: ${{ jobs.release_please.outputs.tag_name }}
+
   workflow_dispatch:
 
 permissions:
@@ -19,10 +20,25 @@ jobs:
   release_please:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     outputs:
-      release_created: ${{ steps.release_please.outputs.release_created }}
-      tag_name: ${{ steps.release_please.outputs.tag_name }}
+      release_created: ${{ steps.release.outputs.release_created }}
+      tag_name: ${{ steps.release.outputs.tag_name }}
     steps:
       - uses: google-github-actions/release-please-action@v4
-        id: release_please
+        id: release
         with:
           release-type: simple
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
+      - name: tag major and minor versions
+        if: ${{ steps.release.outputs.release_created }}
+        run: |
+          git config user.name github-actions[bot]
+          git config user.email 41898282+github-actions[bot]@users.noreply.github.com
+          git remote add gh-token "https://${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}@github.com/google-github-actions/release-please-action.git"
+          git tag -d v${{ steps.release.outputs.major }} || true
+          git tag -d v${{ steps.release.outputs.major }}.${{ steps.release.outputs.minor }} || true
+          git push origin :v${{ steps.release.outputs.major }} || true
+          git push origin :v${{ steps.release.outputs.major }}.${{ steps.release.outputs.minor }} || true
+          git tag -a v${{ steps.release.outputs.major }} -m "Release v${{ steps.release.outputs.major }}"
+          git tag -a v${{ steps.release.outputs.major }}.${{ steps.release.outputs.minor }} -m "Release v${{ steps.release.outputs.major }}.${{ steps.release.outputs.minor }}"
+          git push origin v${{ steps.release.outputs.major }}
+          git push origin v${{ steps.release.outputs.major }}.${{ steps.release.outputs.minor }}