diff --git a/.github/workflows/release-please.yaml b/.github/workflows/release-please.yaml
index 67bf5411..59483a25 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release-please.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release-please.yaml
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ jobs:
         uses: actions/checkout@08c6903cd8c0fde910a37f88322edcfb5dd907a8 # v5.0.0
       - name: Release Please
         id: release-please
-        uses: googleapis/release-please-action@c2a5a2bd6a758a0937f1ddb1e8950609867ed15c # v4.3.0
+        uses: googleapis/release-please-action@16a9c90856f42705d54a6fda1823352bdc62cf38 # v4.4.0
         with:
           token: ${{ secrets.GLASSKUBE_BOT_SECRET }}
           target-branch: ${{ github.ref_name }}