diff --git a/.github/workflows/release-please.yaml b/.github/workflows/release-please.yaml
index 4487525c..9c5dc771 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release-please.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release-please.yaml
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ on:
 
 permissions:
   contents: write
+  issues: write
   pull-requests: write
 
 name: Run Release Please
@@ -12,27 +13,26 @@ jobs:
   release-please:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
-      - uses: google-github-actions/release-please-action@v4
+      - uses: googleapis/release-please-action@v4
         id: release
         with:
           token: ${{secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN}}
-          default-branch: main
-
+          release-type: node
       # The logic below handles the npm publication:
       - name: Checkout Repository
         uses: actions/checkout@v4
-        if: ${{ steps.release.outputs.releases_created }}
+        if: ${{ steps.release.outputs.release_created }}
       - name: Install pnpm
         uses: pnpm/action-setup@v4
-        if: ${{ steps.release.outputs.releases_created }}
+        if: ${{ steps.release.outputs.release_created }}
       - name: Setup Node
         uses: actions/setup-node@v4
-        if: ${{ steps.release.outputs.releases_created }}
+        if: ${{ steps.release.outputs.release_created }}
         with:
           node-version: 20
           registry-url: "https://registry.npmjs.org"
       - name: Build Packages
-        if: ${{ steps.release.outputs.releases_created }}
+        if: ${{ steps.release.outputs.release_created }}
         run: |
           pnpm install
           pnpm build
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ jobs:
       # need to publish all unpublished versions to NPM here
       # See: https://github.com/lerna/lerna/tree/main/commands/publish#bump-from-package
       - name: Publish to NPM
-        if: ${{ steps.release.outputs.releases_created }}
+        if: ${{ steps.release.outputs.release_created }}
         env:
           NODE_AUTH_TOKEN: ${{secrets.NPM_TOKEN}}
         run: npx lerna publish from-package --no-push --no-private --no-verify-access --yes