diff --git a/.github/workflows/release-please.yaml b/.github/workflows/release-please.yaml
index 866d724..37eadcc 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release-please.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release-please.yaml
@@ -22,8 +22,6 @@ jobs:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v4
       - uses: googleapis/release-please-action@v4
         id: release
-        with:
-          target-branch: 'release'
 
   release-container:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest