diff --git a/.github/workflows/release-please.yml b/.github/workflows/release-please.yml
index 2b6a2f0..158af03 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release-please.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release-please.yml
@@ -28,6 +28,6 @@ jobs:
       # pushes from triggering other workflows (loop prevention), which would silently
       # break this chain at the exact point it needs to trigger release.yml. Needs a
       # fine-grained PAT (Contents: read/write) stored as the RELEASE_PLEASE_TOKEN secret.
-      - uses: googleapis/release-please-action@v4
+      - uses: googleapis/release-please-action@v5
         with:
           token: ${{ secrets.RELEASE_PLEASE_TOKEN }}