diff --git a/release-please-config.json b/release-please-config.json
index 5c08fa1a..ccc34307 100644
--- a/release-please-config.json
+++ b/release-please-config.json
@@ -4,6 +4,8 @@
     "bump-minor-pre-major": true,
     "bump-patch-for-minor-pre-major": true,
     "initial-version": "0.0.0",
+    "separate-pull-requests": true,
+    "pull-request-title-pattern": "chore(py): release${component} ${version}",
     "packages": {
         "tket2-py": {
             "release-type": "python",