diff --git a/.github/workflows/release-please.yml b/.github/workflows/release-please.yml
index f92289c6..f0e77a74 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release-please.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release-please.yml
@@ -14,7 +14,9 @@ jobs:
   release-please:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
-      - uses: googleapis/release-please-action@v4
+      - name: Initialize Release Please
+        id: release
+        uses: googleapis/release-please-action@v4
         with:
           target-branch: ${{ github.ref_name }}
           token: ${{ secrets.RELEASE_PLEASE_TOKEN }}