diff --git a/.github/workflows/release-please.yml b/.github/workflows/release-please.yml
index eb6f705..d00c15e 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release-please.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release-please.yml
@@ -20,7 +20,6 @@ jobs:
       - uses: googleapis/release-please-action@45996ed1f6d02564a971a2fa1b5860e934307cf7 # v5
         with:
           token: ${{ secrets.RELEASE_PLEASE_ACTION_TOKEN }}
-          signoff: 'OpenFeature Bot <109696520+openfeaturebot@users.noreply.github.com>'
 
   # TODO: publishing goes here
   # publish:
diff --git a/release-please-config.json b/release-please-config.json
index ab7b4ae..1cb8590 100644
--- a/release-please-config.json
+++ b/release-please-config.json
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 {
   "$schema": "https://raw.githubusercontent.com/googleapis/release-please/main/schemas/config.json",
+  "signoff": "OpenFeature Bot <109696520+openfeaturebot@users.noreply.github.com>",
   "packages": {
     ".": {
       "release-type": "simple",