diff --git a/.github/actions/setup/action.yml b/.github/actions/setup/action.yml
index 28e68503b..ced847c1b 100644
--- a/.github/actions/setup/action.yml
+++ b/.github/actions/setup/action.yml
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ description: 'Installs node, driver dependencies, and builds source'
 runs:
   using: composite
   steps:
-    - uses: actions/setup-node@v3
+    - uses: actions/setup-node@v4
       with:
         node-version: 'lts/*'
         cache: 'npm'
diff --git a/.github/workflows/release-5.x.yml b/.github/workflows/release-5.x.yml
index afa24e6a6..d0958648b 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release-5.x.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release-5.x.yml
@@ -15,20 +15,13 @@ jobs:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
       - id: release
-        uses: google-github-actions/release-please-action@v3
+        uses: google-github-actions/release-please-action@v4
         with:
-          release-type: node
-          package-name: bson
-          # Example: chore(main): release 5.7.0 [skip-ci]
-          # ${scope} - parenthesis included, base branch name
-          pull-request-title-pattern: 'chore${scope}: release ${version} [skip-ci]'
-          pull-request-header: 'Please run the release_notes action before releasing to generate release highlights'
-          changelog-path: HISTORY.md
-          default-branch: 5.x
+          target-branch: 5.x
 
       # If release-please created a release, publish to npm
       - if: ${{ steps.release.outputs.release_created }}
-        uses: actions/checkout@v3
+        uses: actions/checkout@v4
       - if: ${{ steps.release.outputs.release_created }}
         name: actions/setup
         uses: ./.github/actions/setup
diff --git a/.github/workflows/release-alpha.yml b/.github/workflows/release-alpha.yml
index e9662ce67..e3b024ccd 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release-alpha.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release-alpha.yml
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ jobs:
             echo "Invalid alphaVersion string"
             exit 1
           fi
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v3
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
       - name: actions/setup
         uses: ./.github/actions/setup
       - run: npm version "${{ inputs.alphaVersion }}" --git-tag-version=false
diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yml b/.github/workflows/release.yml
index d20e47584..b58b4a441 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yml
@@ -15,20 +15,11 @@ jobs:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
       - id: release
-        uses: google-github-actions/release-please-action@v3
-        with:
-          release-type: node
-          package-name: bson
-          # Example: chore(main): release 5.7.0 [skip-ci]
-          # ${scope} - parenthesis included, base branch name
-          pull-request-title-pattern: 'chore${scope}: release ${version} [skip-ci]'
-          pull-request-header: 'Please run the release_notes action before releasing to generate release highlights'
-          changelog-path: HISTORY.md
-          default-branch: main
+        uses: google-github-actions/release-please-action@v4
 
       # If release-please created a release, publish to npm
       - if: ${{ steps.release.outputs.release_created }}
-        uses: actions/checkout@v3
+        uses: actions/checkout@v4
       - if: ${{ steps.release.outputs.release_created }}
         name: actions/setup
         uses: ./.github/actions/setup
diff --git a/.github/workflows/release_notes.yml b/.github/workflows/release_notes.yml
index 5e43c342f..3293db7ef 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release_notes.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release_notes.yml
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ jobs:
           fi
 
       # checkout the HEAD ref from prNumber
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v3
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
         with:
           ref: refs/pull/${{ github.event_name == 'issue_comment' && github.event.issue.number || inputs.releasePr }}/head
 
diff --git a/.release-please-manifest.json b/.release-please-manifest.json
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..601e9bed3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.release-please-manifest.json
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+{
+  ".": "6.0.1"
+}
diff --git a/release-please-config.json b/release-please-config.json
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..2655c66b8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/release-please-config.json
@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+{
+  "$schema": "https://raw.githubusercontent.com/googleapis/release-please/main/schemas/config.json",
+  "pull-request-title-pattern": "chore${scope}: release ${version} [skip-ci]",
+  "pull-request-header": "Please run the release_notes action before releasing to generate release highlights",
+  "packages": {
+    ".": {
+      "include-component-in-tag": false,
+      "changelog-path": "HISTORY.md",
+      "release-type": "node",
+      "bump-minor-pre-major": false,
+      "bump-patch-for-minor-pre-major": false,
+      "draft": false,
+      "prerelease": false
+    }
+  }
+}