diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yml b/.github/workflows/release.yml
index 8fd94afd..a71c86d2 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yml
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ jobs:
   release-please:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
-      - uses: google-github-actions/release-please-action@v3
+      - uses: googleapis/release-please-action@v4
         with:
           command: manifest
           monorepo-tags: true
diff --git a/release-please-config.json b/release-please-config.json
index 97d3e341..fe10adb6 100644
--- a/release-please-config.json
+++ b/release-please-config.json
@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
 {
-  "last-release-sha": "f343a9320dc8dc8f5c8f33545fcea7d3c78e8339",
   "separate-pull-requests": true,
   "packages": {
     "config": {