diff --git a/dev-dependencies/package-lock.json b/dev-dependencies/package-lock.json
index 16975de9..2016ceba 100644
--- a/dev-dependencies/package-lock.json
+++ b/dev-dependencies/package-lock.json
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@
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         "@commitlint/cli": "^19.3.0",
         "@commitlint/config-conventional": "^19.2.2",
-        "release-please": "^16.10.2"
+        "release-please": "^16.12.0"
       }
     },
     "node_modules/@babel/code-frame": {
@@ -2393,9 +2393,9 @@
       }
     },
     "node_modules/release-please": {
-      "version": "16.10.2",
-      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/release-please/-/release-please-16.10.2.tgz",
-      "integrity": "sha512-OX6N7xx3F3ZCd1+B7yq2Ix6KfuA7zXxMP04q3xYic3Hb0X/dOzy8p50xnrxzFpIVJridp1Dn74dUgzjImK6Mdg==",
+      "version": "16.12.0",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/release-please/-/release-please-16.12.0.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-GTZBZQ/1fJwBk6y/BMSdzOczRkEu2L9LrPOXeS1FMHxY/djQLYfwfCEFrmzxGDWfsJvEeDxJlPEPR66s6WWN9w==",
       "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 41c67f3c..e18821f3 100644
--- a/dev-dependencies/package.json
+++ b/dev-dependencies/package.json
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
   "dependencies": {
     "@commitlint/cli": "^19.3.0",
     "@commitlint/config-conventional": "^19.2.2",
-    "release-please": "^16.10.2"
+    "release-please": "^16.12.0"
   },
   "license": "MIT"
 }