diff --git a/.github/workflows/release-please.yaml b/.github/workflows/release-please.yaml
index c532f772..298c535f 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release-please.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release-please.yaml
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ jobs:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     needs: [build]
     steps:
-      - uses: GoogleCloudPlatform/release-please-action@v2.4.2
+      - uses: GoogleCloudPlatform/release-please-action@v2.5.0
         with:
           token: ${{ secrets.RELEASE_PR_TOKEN }}
           release-type: node
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ jobs:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     needs: [build]
     steps:
-      - uses: GoogleCloudPlatform/release-please-action@v2.4.2
+      - uses: GoogleCloudPlatform/release-please-action@v2.5.0
         with:
           token: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
           release-type: node
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 0eda50b7..cf6a9b0c 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ Automate releases with Conventional Commit Messages.
       release-please:
         runs-on: ubuntu-latest
         steps:
-          - uses: GoogleCloudPlatform/release-please-action@v2.5.0
+          - uses: GoogleCloudPlatform/release-please-action@v2.5.1
             with:
               token: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
               release-type: node
@@ -107,7 +107,7 @@ To output more commit information in the changelog,  a JSON formatted String can
       release-please:
         runs-on: ubuntu-latest
         steps:
-          - uses: GoogleCloudPlatform/release-please-action@v2.5.0
+          - uses: GoogleCloudPlatform/release-please-action@v2.5.1
             with:
               token: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
               release-type: node