diff --git a/release-please-config-beta.json b/release-please-config-beta.json
index adca849..728f064 100644
--- a/release-please-config-beta.json
+++ b/release-please-config-beta.json
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@
       "release-type": "node",
       "prerelease": true,
       "prerelease-type": "beta",
+      "versioning-strategy": "prerelease",
       "bump-minor-pre-major": true,
       "bump-patch-for-minor-pre-major": true,
       "changelog-sections": [