diff --git a/.release-please.json b/.release-please.json
index f5f1cdd208..b2951dc98e 100644
--- a/.release-please.json
+++ b/.release-please.json
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@
     "packages/peer-id-factory": {},
     "packages/peer-record": {},
     "packages/peer-store": {},
+    "packages/protocol-perf": {},
     "packages/pubsub": {},
     "packages/pubsub-floodsub": {},
     "packages/stream-multiplexer-mplex": {},