diff --git a/.github/workflows/release-please.yml b/.github/workflows/release-please.yml
index 049aa9c..8c04637 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release-please.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release-please.yml
@@ -17,5 +17,5 @@ jobs:
         with:
           release-type: node
           package-name: release-please-action
-          version-file: version
-          
+          extra-files: |
+            version.md
diff --git a/version.json b/version.json
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..9e26dfe
--- /dev/null
+++ b/version.json
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+{}
\ No newline at end of file