diff --git a/dev-dependencies/package-lock.json b/dev-dependencies/package-lock.json
index 60b4a131..d65a0a0a 100644
--- a/dev-dependencies/package-lock.json
+++ b/dev-dependencies/package-lock.json
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@
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         "@commitlint/cli": "^18.4.3",
         "@commitlint/config-conventional": "^18.4.3",
-        "release-please": "^16.5.1"
+        "release-please": "^16.6.0"
       }
     },
     "node_modules/@babel/code-frame": {
@@ -2405,9 +2405,9 @@
       }
     },
     "node_modules/release-please": {
-      "version": "16.5.1",
-      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/release-please/-/release-please-16.5.1.tgz",
-      "integrity": "sha512-NTM0IBbH0Jc/cdNdcRIDTz9jENVK4uN6HsnPUT0UnAuKEX+kRYVTPobpw+3qLvJvcPwHfyq4eL8FvV+uyNCRzw==",
+      "version": "16.6.0",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/release-please/-/release-please-16.6.0.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-eU9Nk1G7PjcHXoZa4t2p9bUfLSGz6VP4j2EP6VgeZfLbd4ZrbMd0OuOIhkW7Nd7nEVXWR5DLNtv8IUnd6rPIPA==",
       "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 1b748a5c..6ad89d65 100644
--- a/dev-dependencies/package.json
+++ b/dev-dependencies/package.json
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
   "dependencies": {
     "@commitlint/cli": "^18.4.3",
     "@commitlint/config-conventional": "^18.4.3",
-    "release-please": "^16.5.1"
+    "release-please": "^16.6.0"
   },
   "license": "MIT"
 }