diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yml b/.github/workflows/release.yml
index e6fd6b9c..8d959722 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yml
@@ -8,6 +8,10 @@ on:
     branches:
       - main
 
+concurrency:
+  group: release-please-${{ github.ref }}
+  cancel-in-progress: false
+
 permissions:
   contents: read
 
@@ -22,10 +26,10 @@ jobs:
       pull-requests: write # for googleapis/release-please-action to create release PR
     # Release-please creates a PR that tracks all changes
     steps:
-      - uses: googleapis/release-please-action@a02a34c4d625f9be7cb89156071d8567266a2445 # v4
+      - uses: googleapis/release-please-action@45996ed1f6d02564a971a2fa1b5860e934307cf7 # v5
         id: release
         with:
-          token: ${{secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN}}
+          token: ${{secrets.RELEASE_PLEASE_ACTION_TOKEN}}
           target-branch: main
       - name: Dump Release Please Output
         env: