diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json
index 5a9bb213..14a366a4 100644
--- a/package-lock.json
+++ b/package-lock.json
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@
       "license": "Apache-2.0",
       "dependencies": {
         "@actions/core": "^1.10.0",
-        "release-please": "^16.10.2"
+        "release-please": "^16.12.0"
       },
       "devDependencies": {
         "@types/mocha": "^9.0.0",
@@ -5257,9 +5257,9 @@
       }
     },
     "node_modules/release-please": {
-      "version": "16.10.2",
-      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/release-please/-/release-please-16.10.2.tgz",
-      "integrity": "sha512-OX6N7xx3F3ZCd1+B7yq2Ix6KfuA7zXxMP04q3xYic3Hb0X/dOzy8p50xnrxzFpIVJridp1Dn74dUgzjImK6Mdg==",
+      "version": "16.12.0",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/release-please/-/release-please-16.12.0.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-GTZBZQ/1fJwBk6y/BMSdzOczRkEu2L9LrPOXeS1FMHxY/djQLYfwfCEFrmzxGDWfsJvEeDxJlPEPR66s6WWN9w==",
       "dependencies": {
         "@conventional-commits/parser": "^0.4.1",
         "@google-automations/git-file-utils": "^2.0.0",
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 9123305e..dea19c46 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@
   "homepage": "https://github.com/bcoe/release-please-action#readme",
   "dependencies": {
     "@actions/core": "^1.10.0",
-    "release-please": "^16.10.2"
+    "release-please": "^16.12.0"
   },
   "devDependencies": {
     "@types/mocha": "^9.0.0",