diff --git a/release-please-config.json b/release-please-config.json
index c2567ad..2fe238e 100644
--- a/release-please-config.json
+++ b/release-please-config.json
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@
       "release-type": "node",
       "package-name": "hexlode",
       "include-component-in-tag": false,
+      "initial-version": "0.1.0",
       "bump-minor-pre-major": true,
       "changelog-path": "CHANGELOG.md"
     }