diff --git a/release-please-config.json b/release-please-config.json
index 6413dc5d..5a81791d 100644
--- a/release-please-config.json
+++ b/release-please-config.json
@@ -14,5 +14,4 @@
     "tag-separator": "-",
     "pull-request-title-pattern": "chore${scope}: release${component}-${version}",
     "bootstrap-sha": "85231b7fbba9a61dce700d975d0ccd83cae5b297",
-    "release-as": "2.22.0"
 }