diff --git a/release-please-config-alpha.json b/release-please-config-alpha.json
index 96e15e0..2b05749 100644
--- a/release-please-config-alpha.json
+++ b/release-please-config-alpha.json
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
       "release-type": "node",
       "include-component-in-tag": false,
       "include-v-in-tag": true,
-      "initial-version": "0.0.1-alpha.1",
+      "initial-version": "8.0.0-alpha",
       "prerelease": true,
       "prerelease-type": "alpha",
       "versioning": "prerelease"