diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci-cd-main.yml b/.github/workflows/ci-cd-main.yml
index 52a8bd597..06d1fbe8e 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci-cd-main.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci-cd-main.yml
@@ -23,7 +23,6 @@ jobs:
         id: release
         with:
           token: ${{ secrets.RELEASE_PLEASE_PAT }}
-          release-type: simple
 
   generate-git-short-sha:
     name: Generate git short sha
diff --git a/.release-please-manifest.json b/.release-please-manifest.json
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..4d14a67e1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.release-please-manifest.json
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+{
+  ".": "1.39.0"
+}
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diff --git a/release-please-config.json b/release-please-config.json
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..e7b0eb207
--- /dev/null
+++ b/release-please-config.json
@@ -0,0 +1,44 @@
+{
+  "packages": {
+    ".": {
+      "changelog-path": "CHANGELOG.md",
+      "release-type": "simple",
+      "draft": false,
+      "prerelease": false
+    }
+  },
+  "release-type": "simple",
+  "changelog-sections": [
+    {
+      "type": "feat",
+      "hidden": false,
+      "section": "Features"
+    },
+    {
+      "type": "feature",
+      "hidden": false,
+      "section": "Features"
+    },
+    {
+      "type": "fix",
+      "hidden": false,
+      "section": "Bug Fixes"
+    },
+    {
+      "type": "chore",
+      "hidden": false,
+      "section": "Miscellaneous Chores"
+    },
+    {
+      "type": "build",
+      "hidden": false,
+      "section": "Miscellaneous Chores"
+    },
+    {
+      "type": "docs",
+      "hidden": false,
+      "section": "Docs"
+    }
+  ],
+  "$schema": "https://raw.githubusercontent.com/googleapis/release-please/main/schemas/config.json"
+}
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