diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yml b/.github/workflows/release.yml
index 203b9d58..a8ad0d66 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yml
@@ -24,8 +24,9 @@ jobs:
         id: release
         with:
           token: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
-          release-type: rust
+          command: manifest
           draft: true
+          default-branch: master
 
   # Build sources for every OS
   github_build:
diff --git a/.release-please-manifest.json b/.release-please-manifest.json
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..2ef9a1c2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.release-please-manifest.json
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+{
+  ".": "1.14.0"
+}
diff --git a/release-please-config.json b/release-please-config.json
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..ab7b7bf5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/release-please-config.json
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+{
+  "$schema": "https://raw.githubusercontent.com/googleapis/release-please/main/schemas/config.json",
+  "release-type": "rust",
+  "packages": {
+    ".": {}
+  }
+}