diff --git a/.github/workflows/release-please.yml b/.github/workflows/release-please.yml
index a33de64..ae2cd36 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release-please.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release-please.yml
@@ -17,7 +17,13 @@ jobs:
   release-please:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
-      - uses: googleapis/release-please-action@v4
+      - uses: actions/create-github-app-token@1b10c78c7865c340bc4f6099eb2f838309f1e8c3 # v3.1.1
+        id: app-token
         with:
+          app-id: ${{ secrets.RELEASE_PLEASE_APP_ID }}
+          private-key: ${{ secrets.RELEASE_PLEASE_PRIVATE_KEY }}
+      - uses: googleapis/release-please-action@45996ed1f6d02564a971a2fa1b5860e934307cf7 # v5.0.0
+        with:
+          token: ${{ steps.app-token.outputs.token }}
           config-file: release-please-config.json
           manifest-file: .release-please-manifest.json