diff --git a/release-please-config.json b/release-please-config.json
index a267337..f7c2e12 100644
--- a/release-please-config.json
+++ b/release-please-config.json
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@
     ".": {
       "release-type": "simple",
       "changelog-path": "CHANGELOG.md",
+      "bump-minor-pre-major": true,
       "extra-files": [
         { "type": "json", "path": "deno.json", "jsonpath": "$.version" }
       ]