diff --git a/dev-dependencies/package-lock.json b/dev-dependencies/package-lock.json
index 640f896d..46a39b9f 100644
--- a/dev-dependencies/package-lock.json
+++ b/dev-dependencies/package-lock.json
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@
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         "@commitlint/cli": "^19.2.0",
         "@commitlint/config-conventional": "^18.6.2",
-        "release-please": "^16.9.0"
+        "release-please": "^16.10.1"
       }
     },
     "node_modules/@babel/code-frame": {
@@ -2612,9 +2612,9 @@
       }
     },
     "node_modules/release-please": {
-      "version": "16.9.0",
-      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/release-please/-/release-please-16.9.0.tgz",
-      "integrity": "sha512-Tm7qmXUob2hrDr/CdLDDrnVv7tjUp0UdNPilj1FpBjf2sW4iID3Yag2Ewm/xb05tRQeWme2vii0JAt3yFpeS5A==",
+      "version": "16.10.1",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/release-please/-/release-please-16.10.1.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-1F10PG8WIBmC/89GaJpjBtr/c2e4AZFiR39Z4L2IEgHf1CDmgqgqiTNO1oRgb8pg48uiImb2U9N8QUANBLHq2w==",
       "dependencies": {
         "@conventional-commits/parser": "^0.4.1",
         "@google-automations/git-file-utils": "^2.0.0",
diff --git a/dev-dependencies/package.json b/dev-dependencies/package.json
index 1c92c6c2..f7f085be 100644
--- a/dev-dependencies/package.json
+++ b/dev-dependencies/package.json
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
   "dependencies": {
     "@commitlint/cli": "^19.2.0",
     "@commitlint/config-conventional": "^18.6.2",
-    "release-please": "^16.9.0"
+    "release-please": "^16.10.1"
   },
   "license": "MIT"
 }