diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci.yml b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
index 378c2b3..ee6e838 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
@@ -54,13 +54,11 @@ jobs:
       - tests
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
-      - uses: google-github-actions/release-please-action@v3
+      - uses: googleapis/release-please-action@v4
         id: release
         with:
           release-type: simple
           package-name: lazy.nvim
-          extra-files: |
-            lua/lazy/core/config.lua
       - uses: actions/checkout@v4
       - name: tag stable versions
         if: ${{ steps.release.outputs.release_created }}
diff --git a/release-please-config.json b/release-please-config.json
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..c8e5a10
--- /dev/null
+++ b/release-please-config.json
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+{
+  "$schema": "https://raw.githubusercontent.com/googleapis/release-please/main/schemas/config.json",
+  "release-type": "simple",
+  "extra-files": [
+    "lua/lazy/core/config.lua"
+  ]
+}