diff --git a/.github/workflows/reusable_release-please.yaml b/.github/workflows/reusable_release-please.yaml
index 1f9ea3eeb..bd21eb469 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/reusable_release-please.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/reusable_release-please.yaml
@@ -137,7 +137,7 @@ jobs:
           private-key: ${{ secrets.AUTOMATION_KEY }}
 
       - name: "Run release-please"
-        uses: googleapis/release-please-action@a02a34c4d625f9be7cb89156071d8567266a2445 # v4.2.0
+        uses: googleapis/release-please-action@16a9c90856f42705d54a6fda1823352bdc62cf38 # v4.4.0
         id: release-please
         with:
           token: ${{ steps.generate_token.outputs.token }}