diff --git a/.github/workflows/release-please.yml b/.github/workflows/release-please.yml
index ead070dac..b9b8a8f86 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release-please.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release-please.yml
@@ -1,22 +1,24 @@
-name: Release
-
 on:
   push:
     branches:
       - main
 
+permissions:
+  contents: write
+  pull-requests: write
+
+name: release-please
+
 jobs:
-  release:
+  release-please:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
-
     steps:
-      - name: Checkout repository
-        uses: actions/checkout@v3
-
-      - name: Run Release Please
-        uses: googleapis/release-please-action@v4
+      - uses: googleapis/release-please-action@v4
         with:
-          release-type: simple
+          # this assumes that you have created a personal access token
+          # (PAT) and configured it as a GitHub action secret named
+          # `MY_RELEASE_PLEASE_TOKEN` (this secret name is not important).
           token: ${{ secrets.MY_RELEASE_PLEASE_TOKEN }}
-          skip-github-release: true
-          path: .
+          # this is a built-in strategy in release-please, see "Action Inputs"
+          # for more options
+          release-type: simple
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