diff --git a/dev-dependencies/package-lock.json b/dev-dependencies/package-lock.json
index 24e028a6..23fc1129 100644
--- a/dev-dependencies/package-lock.json
+++ b/dev-dependencies/package-lock.json
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@
       "dependencies": {
         "@commitlint/cli": "^18.6.1",
         "@commitlint/config-conventional": "^18.6.2",
-        "release-please": "^16.8.0"
+        "release-please": "^16.9.0"
       }
     },
     "node_modules/@babel/code-frame": {
@@ -2376,9 +2376,9 @@
       }
     },
     "node_modules/release-please": {
-      "version": "16.8.0",
-      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/release-please/-/release-please-16.8.0.tgz",
-      "integrity": "sha512-ixSHUDMbuAG8CmIrg7obz7pDlvMJzvLTYwvHjIfBBR4gRV42/RsMEAiSJvRQnqsw/ntYdDlHuwTGARr1AOaGjg==",
+      "version": "16.9.0",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/release-please/-/release-please-16.9.0.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-Tm7qmXUob2hrDr/CdLDDrnVv7tjUp0UdNPilj1FpBjf2sW4iID3Yag2Ewm/xb05tRQeWme2vii0JAt3yFpeS5A==",
       "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 918fb637..04c0f2e7 100644
--- a/dev-dependencies/package.json
+++ b/dev-dependencies/package.json
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
   "dependencies": {
     "@commitlint/cli": "^18.6.1",
     "@commitlint/config-conventional": "^18.6.2",
-    "release-please": "^16.8.0"
+    "release-please": "^16.9.0"
   },
   "license": "MIT"
 }