diff --git a/.release-please-manifest.json b/.release-please-manifest.json
index a16ca9cf6..4c37e9d36 100644
--- a/.release-please-manifest.json
+++ b/.release-please-manifest.json
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
 {
-  "./gax": "4.0.4",
-  "./tools": "0.1.8"
+  "gax": "4.0.4",
+  "tools": "0.1.8"
 }