diff --git a/release-please-config.json b/release-please-config.json
index 21f35b2ed..48f511833 100644
--- a/release-please-config.json
+++ b/release-please-config.json
@@ -33,7 +33,6 @@
     }
   ],
   "$schema": "https://raw.githubusercontent.com/googleapis/release-please/main/schemas/config.json",
-  "release-as": "0.28.6",
   "include-v-in-tag": true,
   "include-component-in-tag": true,
   "bump-minor-pre-major": true,