diff --git a/release-please-config.json b/release-please-config.json
index fdb02b5ed7..842bb28744 100644
--- a/release-please-config.json
+++ b/release-please-config.json
@@ -21,7 +21,6 @@
     },
     "cli": {
       "component": "cli",
-      "release-as": "3.0.0-beta.31",
       "release-type": "go",
       "versioning": "prerelease",
       "prerelease": true,