diff --git a/.release-please.json b/.release-please.json
index b8fd04a23a..d5015f7f0e 100644
--- a/.release-please.json
+++ b/.release-please.json
@@ -1,7 +1,5 @@
 {
-  "last-release-sha": "d5391097b6d7daf24346b3cb2899ae808f1cb0de",
   "plugins": ["node-workspace"],
-  "group-pull-request-title-pattern": "chore: release ${component}",
   "packages": {
     "interop": {},
     "packages/connection-encrypter-plaintext": {},