diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json
index aaa82c0..a204205 100644
--- a/package-lock.json
+++ b/package-lock.json
@@ -3089,9 +3089,9 @@
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     },
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-      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/release-please/-/release-please-8.0.1.tgz",
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+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/release-please/-/release-please-8.0.2-candidte.0.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-wI5oo2VH2AgK+lcg8Yk4wrgQgSb/rge7S9UcvjpBRlnAoGBCXqLiMQV42shW+2kN7cxAvAtCYXKNNTMujxTgNw==",
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diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 93f739c..0efed0e 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@
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   "dependencies": {
     "@actions/core": "^1.2.6",
-    "release-please": "^8.0.1"
+    "release-please": "^8.0.2-candidte.0"
   },
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