diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yaml b/.github/workflows/release.yaml
index 6c0bc86d..fd6c64cf 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yaml
@@ -79,7 +79,8 @@ jobs:
         if: >-
           steps.rc-tag.outputs.is-rc-tag == 'false' ||
             inputs.create-rc-releases == true
-        uses: softprops/action-gh-release@v1
+        # https://github.com/softprops/action-gh-release/pull/406#issuecomment-1934635958
+        uses: softprops/action-gh-release@4634c16e79c963813287e889244c50009e7f0981
         with:
           body_path: ${{ inputs.package-subdirectory }}/RELEASE_BODY.txt
           token: ${{ steps.github-token.outputs.token }}
diff --git a/DESCRIPTION b/DESCRIPTION
index 3ad76142..a7655168 100644
--- a/DESCRIPTION
+++ b/DESCRIPTION
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
 Type: Package
 Package: r.pkg.template
 Title: R Package Template
-Version: 0.1.0.9141
-Date: 2024-02-13
+Version: 0.1.0.9142
+Date: 2024-02-22
 Authors@R:
     person("insightsengineering", , , "insightsengineering@example.com", role = c("aut", "cre"))
 Description: R package template with GitHub Actions workflows included.
diff --git a/NEWS.md b/NEWS.md
index 80dbee99..c8ff6dca 100644
--- a/NEWS.md
+++ b/NEWS.md
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-# r.pkg.template 0.1.0.9141
+# r.pkg.template 0.1.0.9142
 
 ### New features