diff --git a/.github/workflows/release-please.yaml b/.github/workflows/release-please.yaml
index 1524d19..027bf0a 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release-please.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release-please.yaml
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ jobs:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     needs: [build]
     steps:
-      - uses: GoogleCloudPlatform/release-please-action@v2.5.7
+      - uses: GoogleCloudPlatform/release-please-action@v2.8.0
         with:
           token: ${{ secrets.ACTIONS_BOT_TOKEN }}
           release-type: node
@@ -70,9 +70,24 @@ jobs:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     needs: [build]
     steps:
-      - uses: GoogleCloudPlatform/release-please-action@v2.5.7
+      - uses: GoogleCloudPlatform/release-please-action@v2.8.0
+        id: release
         with:
           token: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
           release-type: node
           package-name: ${{env.ACTION_NAME}}
           command: github-release
+      - name: tag major and patch versions
+        run: |
+          git config user.name github-actions[bot]
+          git config user.email 41898282+github-actions[bot]@users.noreply.github.com
+          git remote add gh-token "https://${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN}}@github.com/google-github-actions/release-please-action.git"
+          git tag -d v${{ steps.release.outputs.major }}; echo ok
+          git tag -d v${{ steps.release.outputs.major }}.${{ steps.release.outputs.minor }}; echo ok
+          git push origin :v${{ steps.release.outputs.major }}; echo ok
+          git push origin :v${{ steps.release.outputs.major }}.${{ steps.release.outputs.minor }}; echo ok
+          git tag -a v${{ steps.release.outputs.major }}
+          git tag -a v${{ steps.release.outputs.major }}.${{ steps.release.outputs.minor }}
+          git push origin v${{ steps.release.outputs.major }}
+          git push origin v${{ steps.release.outputs.major }}.${{ steps.release.outputs.minor }};
+        if: ${{ steps.release.outputs.release_created }}