diff --git a/.github/workflows/release-please.yml b/.github/workflows/release-please.yml
index c9345b0bd..010e0b234 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release-please.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release-please.yml
@@ -15,17 +15,25 @@ jobs:
     outputs:
       releases_created: ${{ steps.release.outputs.releases_created }}
     steps:
-      - uses: google-github-actions/release-please-action@v4
-        id: release
+      - uses: google-github-actions/release-please-action@v3
         with:
-          # this assumes that you have created a personal access token (PAT)
+          command: manifest
           token: ${{ secrets.LEATHER_BOT }}
-          # optional. customize path to release-please-config.json
-          config-file: release-please-config.json
-          # optional. customize path to .release-please-manifest.json
-          manifest-file: .release-please-manifest.json
-          # Our target branch should be `dev`
-          target-branch: dev
+          default-branch: dev
+
+    # TODO(leather-wallet/mono#133): get this back when release-please-action@4 gets an update for pnpm node workspaces.
+    # steps:
+    #   - uses: google-github-actions/release-please-action@v4
+    #     id: release
+    #     with:
+    #       # this assumes that you have created a personal access token (PAT)
+    #       token: ${{ secrets.LEATHER_BOT }}
+    #       # optional. customize path to release-please-config.json
+    #       config-file: release-please-config.json
+    #       # optional. customize path to .release-please-manifest.json
+    #       manifest-file: .release-please-manifest.json
+    #       # Our target branch should be `dev`
+    #       target-branch: dev
 
   # The logic below handles the npm publication:
   deploy:
diff --git a/release-please-config.json b/release-please-config.json
index f156497d7..57bdd0057 100644
--- a/release-please-config.json
+++ b/release-please-config.json
@@ -92,5 +92,10 @@
       "draft": false,
       "prerelease": false
     }
-  }
+  },
+  "plugins": [
+    {
+      "type": "node-workspace"
+    }
+  ]
 }