diff --git a/.github/workflows/python-tests.yml b/.github/workflows/python-tests.yml
index 8cf2803a..28f3c6ab 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/python-tests.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/python-tests.yml
@@ -85,4 +85,3 @@ jobs:
     - name: Add coverage to job summary
       if: matrix.python-version == '3.14'
       run: poetry run coverage report >> "$GITHUB_STEP_SUMMARY"
-        github-token: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
diff --git a/release-please-config.json b/release-please-config.json
index 6f35e30a..8c5a77dc 100644
--- a/release-please-config.json
+++ b/release-please-config.json
@@ -2,10 +2,14 @@
   "$schema": "https://raw.githubusercontent.com/googleapis/release-please/main/schemas/config.json",
   "release-type": "python",
   "include-v-in-tag": false,
+  "versioning": "prerelease",
   "prerelease": true,
   "prerelease-type": "alpha",
   "packages": {
     ".": {
+      "versioning": "prerelease",
+      "prerelease": true,
+      "prerelease-type": "alpha",
       "extra-files": [
         {
           "type": "json",