diff --git a/.github/release-please/release-please-config.main.json b/.github/release-please/release-please-config.main.json
index 53209ebd5..21fc51314 100644
--- a/.github/release-please/release-please-config.main.json
+++ b/.github/release-please/release-please-config.main.json
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@
     "group-pull-request-title-pattern": "chore(${branch}): release ${version}",
     "packages": {
         ".": {
+            "component": "sdk",
             "release-type": "simple",
             "extra-files": [
                 {
diff --git a/.github/release-please/release-please-config.release_branches.json b/.github/release-please/release-please-config.release_branches.json
index 0668dde4b..f1f3ce937 100644
--- a/.github/release-please/release-please-config.release_branches.json
+++ b/.github/release-please/release-please-config.release_branches.json
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@
     "group-pull-request-title-pattern": "chore(${branch}): release ${version}",
     "packages": {
         ".": {
+            "component": "sdk",
             "release-type": "simple",
             "extra-files": [
                 {