diff --git a/.github/workflows/release-please.yml b/.github/workflows/release-please.yml
index 00d3c02..065103c 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release-please.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release-please.yml
@@ -25,3 +25,4 @@ jobs:
           # this is a built-in strategy in release-please, see "Action Inputs"
           # for more options
           release-type: simple
+          target-branch: ${{ github.ref_name }}
diff --git a/version.txt b/version.txt
index 0ea3a94..0c62199 100644
--- a/version.txt
+++ b/version.txt
@@ -1 +1 @@
-0.2.0
+0.2.1