diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json
index 5a65cf40..1fc76325 100644
--- a/package-lock.json
+++ b/package-lock.json
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@
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       },
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@@ -5257,9 +5257,9 @@
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+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/release-please/-/release-please-16.13.0.tgz",
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@@ -5276,7 +5276,7 @@
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         "detect-indent": "^6.1.0",
-        "diff": "^5.0.0",
+        "diff": "^7.0.0",
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         "http-proxy-agent": "^7.0.0",
         "https-proxy-agent": "^7.0.0",
@@ -5313,6 +5313,14 @@
         "node": ">=12"
       }
     },
+    "node_modules/release-please/node_modules/diff": {
+      "version": "7.0.0",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/diff/-/diff-7.0.0.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-PJWHUb1RFevKCwaFA9RlG5tCd+FO5iRh9A8HEtkmBH2Li03iJriB6m6JIN4rGz3K3JLawI7/veA1xzRKP6ISBw==",
+      "engines": {
+        "node": ">=0.3.1"
+      }
+    },
     "node_modules/release-please/node_modules/type-fest": {
       "version": "3.13.1",
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/type-fest/-/type-fest-3.13.1.tgz",
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index d09925d4..682194fd 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@
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   "dependencies": {
     "@actions/core": "^1.10.0",
-    "release-please": "^16.12.0"
+    "release-please": "^16.13.0"
   },
   "devDependencies": {
     "@types/mocha": "^9.0.0",