diff --git a/release-please-config.json b/release-please-config.json
index 0f91fb5c56c..cb2ae26f64d 100644
--- a/release-please-config.json
+++ b/release-please-config.json
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
     "bump-minor-pre-major": true,
     "bump-patch-for-minor-pre-major": true,
     "include-component-in-tag": false,
+    "include-v-in-tag": true,
     "packages": {
         ".": {
           "package-name": "github.com/microsoftgraph/msgraph-beta-sdk-go",