diff --git a/.github/workflows/release-please.yml b/.github/workflows/release-please.yml
index 3f7e6f26..1df66e69 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release-please.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release-please.yml
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ jobs:
         with:
           egress-policy: audit
 
-      - uses: googleapis/release-please-action@c2a5a2bd6a758a0937f1ddb1e8950609867ed15c # v4.3.0
+      - uses: googleapis/release-please-action@16a9c90856f42705d54a6fda1823352bdc62cf38 # v4.4.0
         with:
           contents: write
           pull-requests: write