diff --git a/.release-please-manifest.json b/.release-please-manifest.json
index a23882e898d2..cc2385c7dd15 100644
--- a/.release-please-manifest.json
+++ b/.release-please-manifest.json
@@ -178,6 +178,7 @@
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     "packages/google-geo-type": "0.3.9",
     "packages/google-maps-addressvalidation": "0.3.13",
+    "packages/google-maps-areainsights": "0.0.0",
     "packages/google-maps-fleetengine": "0.2.2",
     "packages/google-maps-fleetengine-delivery": "0.2.4",
     "packages/google-maps-mapsplatformdatasets": "0.4.2",
diff --git a/release-please-config.json b/release-please-config.json
index c33b2c671761..ca70cf6baec5 100644
--- a/release-please-config.json
+++ b/release-please-config.json
@@ -3197,6 +3197,21 @@
             ],
             "release-type": "python"
         },
+        "packages/google-maps-areainsights": {
+            "bump-minor-pre-major": true,
+            "bump-patch-for-minor-pre-major": true,
+            "component": "google-maps-areainsights",
+            "extra-files": [
+                "google/maps/areainsights/gapic_version.py",
+                "google/maps/areainsights_v1/gapic_version.py",
+                {
+                    "jsonpath": "$.clientLibrary.version",
+                    "path": "samples/generated_samples/snippet_metadata_google.maps.areainsights.v1.json",
+                    "type": "json"
+                }
+            ],
+            "release-type": "python"
+        },
         "packages/google-maps-fleetengine": {
             "bump-minor-pre-major": true,
             "bump-patch-for-minor-pre-major": true,
@@ -3490,16 +3505,6 @@
                 }
             ],
             "release-type": "python"
-        },
-        "packages/google-maps-areainsights": {
-            "extra-files": [
-                "google/maps/areainsights_v1/gapic_version.py",
-                {
-                    "type": "json",
-                    "path": "samples/generated_samples/snippet_metadata_google.maps.areainsights.v1.json",
-                    "jsonpath": "$.clientLibrary.version"
-                }
-            ]
         }
     }
 }