diff --git a/.github/workflows/release-patch.yaml b/.github/workflows/release-patch.yaml
index ddf0cc9cf6..28415ac723 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release-patch.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release-patch.yaml
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ jobs:
       - name: Configure release-please for patch releases
         shell: bash
         run: |
-          jq '.packages["."] |= (del(."always-bump-minor") + {"always-bump-patch": true, "skip-changelog": true})' release-please-config.json > rp.tmp
+          jq '.packages["."] |= (.versioning = "always-bump-patch" | .["skip-changelog"] = true)' release-please-config.json > rp.tmp
           mv rp.tmp release-please-config.json
 
       - name: Create release tag
diff --git a/release-please-config.json b/release-please-config.json
index a792a9ba92..7f570673e7 100644
--- a/release-please-config.json
+++ b/release-please-config.json
@@ -11,8 +11,7 @@
         { "type": "docs", "section": "Documentation", "hidden": false }
       ],
       "bump-minor-pre-major": true,
-      "versioning": "default",
-      "always-bump-minor": true,
+      "versioning": "always-bump-minor",
       "extra-files": [
         "README.md",
         "packages/checkpoint-dev/zarf.yaml",