diff --git a/.github/release-please-config.json b/.github/release-please-config.json
index e36ddb2..e328b42 100644
--- a/.github/release-please-config.json
+++ b/.github/release-please-config.json
@@ -22,6 +22,13 @@
         }
       ],
       "draft": false,
+      "extra-files": [
+        {
+          "glob": false,
+          "path": "README.md",
+          "type": "generic"
+        }
+      ],
       "extra-label": "automata 🤖,autorelease: pending,chore 🧹",
       "include-v-in-tag": true,
       "initial-version": "1.8.0",