diff --git a/.github/workflows/create-release-pr.yaml b/.github/workflows/create-release-pr.yaml
index cb450d33..c01caeca 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/create-release-pr.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/create-release-pr.yaml
@@ -15,15 +15,8 @@ jobs:
   release-please:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
-      - uses: google-github-actions/release-please-action@v3
+      - uses: googleapis/release-please-action@v4
         id: release
-        with:
-          release-type: simple
-          package-name: "template-fastapi-react"
-          extra-files: |
-            api/pyproject.toml
-            api/src/app.py
-          changelog-types: '[{ "type": "feat", "section": "Features", "hidden": false },{ "type": "feature", "section": "Features", "hidden": false },{ "type": "fix", "section": "Bug Fixes", "hidden": false },{ "type": "perf", "section": "Performance Improvements", "hidden": false },{ "type": "revert", "section": "Reverts", "hidden": false },{ "type": "docs", "section": "Documentation", "hidden": false },{ "type": "style", "section": "Styles", "hidden": false },{ "type": "chore", "section": "Miscellaneous Chores", "hidden": false },{ "type": "refactor", "section": "Code Refactoring", "hidden": false },{ "type": "test", "section": "Tests", "hidden": false },{ "type": "build", "section": "Build System", "hidden": false },{ "type": "ci", "section": "Continuous Integration", "hidden": false }]'
     outputs:
       release_created: ${{ steps.release.outputs.release_created }}
       tag_name: ${{ steps.release.outputs.tag_name }}
diff --git a/.release-please-manifest.json b/.release-please-manifest.json
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..09c6786d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.release-please-manifest.json
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+{ ".": "1.4.0" }
diff --git a/release-please-config.json b/release-please-config.json
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..aa6a192f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/release-please-config.json
@@ -0,0 +1,24 @@
+{
+  "release-type": "simple",
+  "changelog-sections": [
+    { "type": "feat", "section": "Features", "hidden": false },
+    { "type": "feature", "section": "Features", "hidden": false },
+    { "type": "fix", "section": "Bug Fixes", "hidden": false },
+    { "type": "perf", "section": "Performance Improvements", "hidden": false },
+    { "type": "revert", "section": "Reverts", "hidden": false },
+    { "type": "docs", "section": "Documentation", "hidden": false },
+    { "type": "style", "section": "Styles", "hidden": false },
+    { "type": "chore", "section": "Miscellaneous Chores", "hidden": false },
+    { "type": "refactor", "section": "Code Refactoring", "hidden": false },
+    { "type": "test", "section": "Tests", "hidden": false },
+    { "type": "build", "section": "Build System", "hidden": false },
+    { "type": "ci", "section": "Continuous Integration", "hidden": false }
+  ],
+  "extra-files": ["pyproject.toml", "src/app.py"],
+  "packages": {
+    ".": {
+      "package-name": "template-fastapi-react",
+      "changelog-path": "documentation/docs/changelog/changelog.md"
+    }
+  }
+}