Try putting config paths in

Author: benbrandt

.github/workflows/publish.yml

@@ -29,6 +29,8 @@ jobs:
         with:
           token: ${{ steps.generate-token.outputs.token }}
           release-type: node
+          config-file: release-please-config.json
+          manifest-file: .release-please-manifest.json
     outputs:
       release_created: ${{ steps.release.outputs.release_created }}
   publish: