diff --git a/.github/release-please-config.json b/.github/release-please-config.json
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..f7d5c46a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/release-please-config.json
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+{
+  "$schema": "https://raw.githubusercontent.com/googleapis/release-please/main/schemas/config.json",
+  "bootstrap-sha": "46999c9b617abc87b9b5554b6f2c861c68c911a2",
+  "include-component-in-tag": false,
+  "include-v-in-tag": true,
+  "packages": {
+    ".": {
+      "release-type": "go",
+      "package-name": "packer-plugin-hcloud",
+      "extra-files": ["version/version.go"]
+    }
+  }
+}
diff --git a/.github/release-please-manifest.json b/.github/release-please-manifest.json
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..f783fd01
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/release-please-manifest.json
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+{".":"1.2.1"}
diff --git a/.github/workflows/release-please.yml b/.github/workflows/release-please.yml
index b85e5df3..b715fbe7 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release-please.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release-please.yml
@@ -6,17 +6,13 @@ on:
 
 jobs:
   release-please:
-    # The secret HCLOUD_BOT_TOKEN is only available on the main repo, not in forks.
+    # Do not run on forks.
     if: github.repository == 'hetznercloud/packer-plugin-hcloud'
 
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
-      - uses: google-github-actions/release-please-action@v3
+      - uses: google-github-actions/release-please-action@v4
         with:
           token: ${{ secrets.HCLOUD_BOT_TOKEN }}
-          release-type: go
-          package-name: packer-plugin-hcloud
-          draft: true
-
-          extra-files: |
-            version/version.go
+          config-file: .github/release-please-config.json
+          manifest-file: .github/release-please-manifest.json