diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yml b/.github/workflows/release.yml
index 901468b3..9850de3a 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yml
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ jobs:
       - docs
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
-      - uses: googleapis/release-please-action@v4
+      - uses: googleapis/release-please-action@v5
         id: release
       - uses: actions/checkout@v6
       - name: tag stable versions