diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 4f88b817..919e166f 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@
     "minimatch": "^9.0.2",
     "npm-package-arg": "^11.0.1",
     "proc-log": "^4.0.0",
-    "release-please": "16.3.1",
+    "release-please": "16.10.2",
     "semver": "^7.3.5",
     "undici": "^6.7.0",
     "yaml": "^2.1.1"