diff --git a/.projen/tasks.json b/.projen/tasks.json
index 6276dea..ad10d33 100644
--- a/.projen/tasks.json
+++ b/.projen/tasks.json
@@ -163,7 +163,8 @@
       "name": "release",
       "description": "Prepare a release from \"main\" branch",
       "env": {
-        "RELEASE": "true"
+        "RELEASE": "true",
+        "MAJOR": "1"
       },
       "steps": [
         {