diff --git a/.releaserc.json b/.releaserc.json
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..83b6c07f89
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.releaserc.json
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+{
+  "plugins": [
+    "@semantic-release/commit-analyzer",
+    "@semantic-release/release-notes-generator",
+    "@semantic-release/npm",
+    "@semantic-release/github",
+    "@semantic-release/git"
+  ]
+}
diff --git a/release.config.js b/release.config.js
deleted file mode 100644
index 9c5df51212..0000000000
--- a/release.config.js
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,9 +0,0 @@
-module.exports = {
-  plugins: [
-    '@semantic-release/commit-analyzer',
-    '@semantic-release/release-notes-generator',
-    '@semantic-release/npm',
-    '@semantic-release/github',
-    '@semantic-release/git'
-  ]
-};