diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json
index a473076e..b35588c4 100644
--- a/package-lock.json
+++ b/package-lock.json
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@
       "license": "Apache-2.0",
       "dependencies": {
         "@actions/core": "^1.10.0",
-        "release-please": "^17.3.0"
+        "release-please": "^17.6.0"
       },
       "devDependencies": {
         "@types/mocha": "^9.0.0",
@@ -5128,9 +5128,9 @@
       }
     },
     "node_modules/release-please": {
-      "version": "17.3.0",
-      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/release-please/-/release-please-17.3.0.tgz",
-      "integrity": "sha512-dB7HsFUpAvU1Wj9RGCINUz8Zi2qQDZiGbDEEVnJ7baNfJmk5XdYhuUFL6RcuDGjReGhp1gzY8Tc2g7vHlM4zpg==",
+      "version": "17.6.0",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/release-please/-/release-please-17.6.0.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-ItzkkEBeEbKsCrx7N1QlADrCahoONA4WPlsOinSnXTkqUBIWlHC6+S28VJ9PaHy7ZPSJwSQsRuDjI0/HL5G6hw==",
       "license": "Apache-2.0",
       "dependencies": {
         "@conventional-commits/parser": "^0.4.1",
@@ -5169,7 +5169,7 @@
         "release-please": "build/src/bin/release-please.js"
       },
       "engines": {
-        "node": ">=18.0.0"
+        "node": ">=20.0.0"
       }
     },
     "node_modules/release-please/node_modules/cliui": {
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index f1148de5..d98dc3f8 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@
   "homepage": "https://github.com/googleapis/release-please-action#readme",
   "dependencies": {
     "@actions/core": "^1.10.0",
-    "release-please": "^17.3.0"
+    "release-please": "^17.6.0"
   },
   "devDependencies": {
     "@types/mocha": "^9.0.0",