diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yml b/.github/workflows/release.yml
index 4c76ab3..2840498 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yml
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ jobs:
       id-token: write
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
-      - uses: googleapis/release-please-action@v4
+      - uses: googleapis/release-please-action@45996ed1f6d02564a971a2fa1b5860e934307cf7 # v5.0.0
         id: release
         with:
           # this is a built-in strategy in release-please, see "Action Inputs"