diff --git a/.release-please-manifest.json b/.release-please-manifest.json
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index 00000000..48ad4a06
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.release-please-manifest.json
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+{
+  ".": "1.6.4"
+}
diff --git a/release-please-config.json b/release-please-config.json
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index 00000000..4f4b4ee0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/release-please-config.json
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+{
+  "packages": {
+    "LoopStructural": {
+      "release-type": "python",
+      "types": ["feat", "fix"],
+      "bump-minor-pre-major": true,
+      "bump-minor-pre-major-pattern": "feat",
+      "bump-patch-for-minor-pre-major": true,
+      "bump-patch-for-minor-pre-major-pattern": "fix",
+      "include-v-in-tag": true
+    }
+  }
+}