diff --git a/.github/release-please.yml b/.github/release-please.yml
index 4507ad05..466597e5 100644
--- a/.github/release-please.yml
+++ b/.github/release-please.yml
@@ -1 +1,2 @@
 releaseType: python
+handleGHRelease: true
diff --git a/.github/release-trigger.yml b/.github/release-trigger.yml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..1e9cfcd3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/release-trigger.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+enabled: true
+