diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yml b/.github/workflows/release.yml
index 15217bf4e..ba5298e21 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yml
@@ -25,7 +25,6 @@ jobs:
         with:
           token: ${{secrets.RELEASE_PLEASE_ACTION_TOKEN}}
           target-branch: main
-          signoff: "OpenFeature Bot <109696520+openfeaturebot@users.noreply.github.com>"
 
       # These steps are only run if this was a merged release-please PR
       - name: checkout
diff --git a/release-please-config.json b/release-please-config.json
index ad00d89a5..f1b6ee6bf 100644
--- a/release-please-config.json
+++ b/release-please-config.json
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 {
   "bootstrap-sha": "c701a6c4ebbe1170a25ca7636a31508b9628831c",
+  "signoff": "OpenFeature Bot <109696520+openfeaturebot@users.noreply.github.com>",
   "packages": {
     ".": {
       "package-name": "dev.openfeature.sdk",