diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yml b/.github/workflows/release.yml
index f1daf92..1b28f3a 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yml
@@ -16,3 +16,4 @@ jobs:
       - uses: googleapis/release-please-action@45996ed1f6d02564a971a2fa1b5860e934307cf7 # v5
         with:
           release-type: simple
+          version-file: VERSION