diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 5181a13a..03e17eb8 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,5 +1,12 @@
 # Changelog
 
+## [4.0.3](https://github.com/google-github-actions/release-please-action/compare/v4.0.2...v4.0.3) (2024-03-11)
+
+
+### Bug Fixes
+
+* bump release-please from 16.5.0 to 16.10.0 ([#953](https://github.com/google-github-actions/release-please-action/issues/953)) ([d7e88e0](https://github.com/google-github-actions/release-please-action/commit/d7e88e0fd9e1a56d1075f610183d571f8347ff9b))
+
 ## [4.0.2](https://github.com/google-github-actions/release-please-action/compare/v4.0.1...v4.0.2) (2023-12-18)
 
 
diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json
index e361dc11..d7add57b 100644
--- a/package-lock.json
+++ b/package-lock.json
@@ -1,12 +1,12 @@
 {
   "name": "release-please-action",
-  "version": "4.0.2",
+  "version": "4.0.3",
   "lockfileVersion": 3,
   "requires": true,
   "packages": {
     "": {
       "name": "release-please-action",
-      "version": "4.0.2",
+      "version": "4.0.3",
       "license": "Apache-2.0",
       "dependencies": {
         "@actions/core": "^1.10.0",
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 3fecacde..95a79c74 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 {
   "name": "release-please-action",
   "private": true,
-  "version": "4.0.2",
+  "version": "4.0.3",
   "description": "automated releases based on conventional commits",
   "main": "index.js",
   "scripts": {