diff --git a/.github/workflows/release-please.yaml b/.github/workflows/release-please.yaml
index ca53458..32cae12 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release-please.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release-please.yaml
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ jobs:
   release-please:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
-      - uses: googleapis/release-please-action@v4
+      - uses: googleapis/release-please-action@v5
         with:
           # this assumes that you have created a personal access token
           # (PAT) and configured it as a GitHub action secret named