diff --git a/.release-please-manifest.json b/.release-please-manifest.json
index 0b51698..97b4f39 100644
--- a/.release-please-manifest.json
+++ b/.release-please-manifest.json
@@ -5,5 +5,6 @@
     "helm-charts/cogstack-cohorter-helm": "0.4.1",
     "helm-charts/cogstack-observability-helm": "0.4.1",
     "helm-charts/cogstack-jupyterhub-helm": "0.4.1",
-    "helm-charts/ocr-service-helm": "0.1.0"
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+    "helm-charts/ocr-service-helm": "0.1.0",
+    "apps/ocr-service": "1.1.3"
+}
diff --git a/apps/ocr-service/pyproject.toml b/apps/ocr-service/pyproject.toml
index 2219826..690d29b 100644
--- a/apps/ocr-service/pyproject.toml
+++ b/apps/ocr-service/pyproject.toml
@@ -1,3 +1,9 @@
+[project]
+name = "ocr-service"
+version = "1.1.3"
+description = "CogStack OCR service"
+requires-python = ">=3.11"
+
 [tool.ruff]
 line-length = 120
 target-version = "py311"
diff --git a/release-please-config.json b/release-please-config.json
index cfae4fa..41b868e 100644
--- a/release-please-config.json
+++ b/release-please-config.json
@@ -115,6 +115,15 @@
                 { "type": "refactor", "section": "Code Refactoring" },
                 { "type": "revert", "section": "Reverts" }
             ]
+        },
+        "apps/ocr-service": {
+            "release-type": "python",
+            "component": "ocr-service",
+            "changelog-path": "CHANGELOG.md",
+            "bump-minor-pre-major": false,
+            "bump-patch-for-minor-pre-major": false,
+            "draft": false,
+            "prerelease": false
         }
     }
 }