diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json
index 41c22de9..3efe461f 100644
--- a/package-lock.json
+++ b/package-lock.json
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@
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         "@commitlint/config-conventional": "^19.2.2",
         "@commitlint/types": "^19.0.3",
-        "release-please": "^16.10.2"
+        "release-please": "^16.12.0"
       }
     },
     "node_modules/@babel/code-frame": {
@@ -2523,9 +2523,9 @@
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     },
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-      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/release-please/-/release-please-16.10.2.tgz",
-      "integrity": "sha512-OX6N7xx3F3ZCd1+B7yq2Ix6KfuA7zXxMP04q3xYic3Hb0X/dOzy8p50xnrxzFpIVJridp1Dn74dUgzjImK6Mdg==",
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+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/release-please/-/release-please-16.12.0.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-GTZBZQ/1fJwBk6y/BMSdzOczRkEu2L9LrPOXeS1FMHxY/djQLYfwfCEFrmzxGDWfsJvEeDxJlPEPR66s6WWN9w==",
       "dev": true,
       "dependencies": {
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diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index dd42b314..a3bd4ed0 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
     "@commitlint/cli": "^19.3.0",
     "@commitlint/config-conventional": "^19.2.2",
     "@commitlint/types": "^19.0.3",
-    "release-please": "^16.10.2"
+    "release-please": "^16.12.0"
   },
   "scripts": {
     "commitlint:last-commit": "commitlint --from=HEAD~1 --verbose"