diff --git a/release-please-config.json b/release-please-config.json
index d494543..721b740 100644
--- a/release-please-config.json
+++ b/release-please-config.json
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 {
   "$schema": "https://raw.githubusercontent.com/googleapis/release-please/main/schemas/config.json",
   "release-type": "rust",
+  "bump-minor-pre-major": true,
   "changelog-sections": [
     {"type": "feat", "section": "Features"},
     {"type": "fix", "section": "Bug Fixes"},