diff --git a/release-please-config.json b/release-please-config.json
index f4bb77cd..ef95c1fd 100644
--- a/release-please-config.json
+++ b/release-please-config.json
@@ -3,7 +3,8 @@
     ".": {
       "release-type": "simple",
       "changelog-path": "CHANGELOG.md",
-      "include-v-in-tag": true
+      "include-v-in-tag": true,
+      "draft-pull-request": true
     }
   },
   "changelog-sections": [