diff --git a/lib/config/definitions.js b/lib/config/definitions.js
index d76227702da04956e5dfa2de6eadd69e0454de84..838f47a157304ca1c10b294d1dbf6e77a7a27716 100644
--- a/lib/config/definitions.js
+++ b/lib/config/definitions.js
@@ -555,15 +555,13 @@ const options = [
     stage: 'package',
     type: 'json',
     default: {
-      force: {
-        unpublishSafe: false,
-        recreateClosed: true,
-        rebaseStalePrs: true,
-        groupName: 'Pin Dependencies',
-        commitMessageAction: 'Pin',
-        group: {
-          commitMessageTopic: 'dependencies',
-        },
+      unpublishSafe: false,
+      recreateClosed: true,
+      rebaseStalePrs: true,
+      groupName: 'Pin Dependencies',
+      commitMessageAction: 'Pin',
+      group: {
+        commitMessageTopic: 'dependencies',
       },
     },
     cli: false,