diff --git a/release-please-config.json b/release-please-config.json
index 2cc2680cf..59eee88d7 100644
--- a/release-please-config.json
+++ b/release-please-config.json
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 {
   "$schema": "https://raw.githubusercontent.com/googleapis/release-please/main/schemas/config.json",
+  "separate-pull-requests": true,
   "include-component-in-tag": true,
   "changelog-sections": [
     { "type": "feat", "section": "Added", "hidden": false },