diff --git a/release-please-config.json b/release-please-config.json
index 56e6c48f3e..9ab2725087 100644
--- a/release-please-config.json
+++ b/release-please-config.json
@@ -4,7 +4,6 @@
     "bump-minor-pre-major": true,
     "bump-patch-for-minor-pre-major": true,
     "include-v-in-tag": false,
-    "bootstrap-sha": "655dd76ed11e63f3df82966632581480faf3964f",
     "packages": {
         ".": {
             "changelog-path": "CHANGELOG.rst"