ci(dev-npm): bump release-please in /dev-dependencies

Bumps [release-please](https://github.com/googleapis/release-please) from 16.12.0 to 16.15.0.
- [Release notes](https://github.com/googleapis/release-please/releases)
- [Changelog](https://github.com/googleapis/release-please/blob/main/CHANGELOG.md)
- [Commits](https://github.com/googleapis/release-please/compare/v16.12.0...v16.15.0)

---
updated-dependencies:
- dependency-name: release-please
  dependency-type: direct:production
  update-type: version-update:semver-minor
...

Signed-off-by: dependabot[bot] <support@github.com>

dev-dependencies/package-lock.json

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dev-dependencies/package.json

@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
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   "version": "0.0.1-local",
   "dependencies": {
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+    "release-please": "^16.15.0"
   },
   "license": "MIT"
 }