diff --git a/.github/release-please.yml b/.github/release-please.yml
index 9de4135d48..be562de230 100644
--- a/.github/release-please.yml
+++ b/.github/release-please.yml
@@ -4,56 +4,26 @@ handleGHRelease: true
 primaryBranch: main
 manifest: true
 extraFiles:
-  - WORKSPACE
-  - .cloudbuild/graalvm/cloudbuild.yaml
-  - .cloudbuild/graalvm/cloudbuild-test-a.yaml
-  - .cloudbuild/graalvm/cloudbuild-test-b.yaml
-  - .cloudbuild/graalvm/cloudbuild-test-c.yaml
-  - .cloudbuild/library_generation/cloudbuild-library-generation-release.yaml
-  - >-
-    hermetic_build/library_generation/owlbot/templates/java_library/.kokoro/presubmit/graalvm-native-a.cfg
-  - >-
-    hermetic_build/library_generation/owlbot/templates/java_library/.kokoro/presubmit/graalvm-native-b.cfg
-  - >-
-    hermetic_build/library_generation/owlbot/templates/java_library/.kokoro/presubmit/graalvm-native-c.cfg
-  - generation_config.yaml
+    - WORKSPACE
+    - .cloudbuild/graalvm/cloudbuild.yaml
+    - .cloudbuild/graalvm/cloudbuild-test-a.yaml
+    - .cloudbuild/graalvm/cloudbuild-test-b.yaml
+    - .cloudbuild/graalvm/cloudbuild-test-c.yaml
+    - .cloudbuild/library_generation/cloudbuild-library-generation-release.yaml
+    - >-
+      hermetic_build/library_generation/owlbot/templates/java_library/.kokoro/presubmit/graalvm-native-a.cfg
+    - >-
+      hermetic_build/library_generation/owlbot/templates/java_library/.kokoro/presubmit/graalvm-native-b.cfg
+    - >-
+      hermetic_build/library_generation/owlbot/templates/java_library/.kokoro/presubmit/graalvm-native-c.cfg
+    - generation_config.yaml
 branches:
-  - branch: protobuf-4.x-rc
-    bumpMinorPreMajor: true
-    handleGHRelease: true
-    manifest: true
-    releaseType: java-yoshi
-  - branch: 2.23.x
-    releaseType: java-backport
-    manifest: true
-    handleGHRelease: true
-  - branch: 2.40.x
-    releaseType: java-backport
-    manifest: true
-    handleGHRelease: true
-  - releaseType: java-backport
-    bumpMinorPreMajor: true
-    handleGHRelease: true
-    manifest: true
-    branch: 2.54.x
-  - releaseType: java-backport
-    bumpMinorPreMajor: true
-    handleGHRelease: true
-    primaryBranch: main
-    manifest: true
-    extraFiles:
-      - WORKSPACE
-      - .cloudbuild/graalvm/cloudbuild.yaml
-      - .cloudbuild/graalvm/cloudbuild-test-a.yaml
-      - .cloudbuild/graalvm/cloudbuild-test-b.yaml
-      - .cloudbuild/graalvm/cloudbuild-test-c.yaml
-      - >-
-        .cloudbuild/library_generation/cloudbuild-library-generation-release.yaml
-      - >-
-        hermetic_build/library_generation/owlbot/templates/java_library/.kokoro/presubmit/graalvm-native-a.cfg
-      - >-
-        hermetic_build/library_generation/owlbot/templates/java_library/.kokoro/presubmit/graalvm-native-b.cfg
-      - >-
-        hermetic_build/library_generation/owlbot/templates/java_library/.kokoro/presubmit/graalvm-native-c.cfg
-      - generation_config.yaml
-    branch: 2.59.x
+    - branch: protobuf-4.x-rc
+    - branch: 2.23.x
+      releaseType: java-backport
+    - branch: 2.40.x
+      releaseType: java-backport
+    - branch: 2.54.x
+      releaseType: java-backport
+    - branch: 2.59.x
+      releaseType: java-backport