diff --git a/release-please-config.json b/release-please-config.json
index 26eb85c..7e26cc2 100644
--- a/release-please-config.json
+++ b/release-please-config.json
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 {
   "release-type": "node",
+  "draft": "true",
   "bump-minor-pre-major": "true",
   "bump-patch-for-minor-pre-major": "true",
   "changelog-sections": [