diff --git a/.github/release-please/config.json b/.github/release-please/config.json
index 0639d7ea2..5b83fc5a6 100644
--- a/.github/release-please/config.json
+++ b/.github/release-please/config.json
@@ -24,7 +24,8 @@
     "tools/cli": {},
     "tools/repl": {},
     "marine-js": {
-      "release-type": "simple"
+      "release-type": "simple",
+      "component": "marine-js"
     }
   }
 }