diff --git a/.github/workflows/release-please.yml b/.github/workflows/release-please.yml
index 74cbc22..bbc330a 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release-please.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release-please.yml
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ jobs:
     steps:
       # Manifest mode: reads release-please-config.json + .release-please-manifest.json.
       # PAT (not GITHUB_TOKEN) so the release PR it opens triggers CI / pr-title checks.
-      - uses: googleapis/release-please-action@v4
+      - uses: googleapis/release-please-action@v5
         id: release
         with:
           token: ${{ secrets.RELEASE_PLEASE_TOKEN }}