chore(deps): update googleapis/release-please-action action to v4.4.1

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This PR contains the following updates:

Package	Type	Update	Change
googleapis/release-please-action	action	minor	v4.2.0 → v4.4.1

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Release Notes

googleapis/release-please-action (googleapis/release-please-action)

v4.4.1

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Bug Fixes

• bump release-please from 17.1.3 to 17.3.0 (#​1183) (ef9c274)

v4.4.0

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Features

• add ability to select versioning-strategy and release-as (#​1121) (ee0f5ba)

Bug Fixes

• changelog-host parameter ignored when using manifest configuration (#​1151) (535c413)
• bump mocha from 11.7.1 to 11.7.2 in the npm_and_yarn group across 1 directory (#​1149) (3612a99)
• bump release-please from 17.1.2 to 17.1.3 (#​1158) (66fbfe9)

v4.3.0

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Features

• deps: update release-please to 17.1.2 (f07192c)

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Configuration

📅 Schedule: (UTC)

• Branch creation
  • At 12:00 AM through 04:59 AM and 10:00 PM through 11:59 PM, Monday through Friday (* 0-4,22-23 * * 1-5)
  • Only on Sunday and Saturday (* * * * 0,6)
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Renovate PR Review Results

⚖️ Safety Assessment: ✅ Safe

🔍 Release Content Analysis

• v4.4.1: Bump release-please from 17.1.3 to 17.3.0 (maintenance update)
• v4.4.0: Added ability to select versioning-strategy and release-as; Fixed changelog-host parameter being ignored when using manifest configuration; Dependency updates (mocha, release-please)
• v4.3.0: Updated release-please to 17.1.2
• Breaking changes: None identified in the v4.2.0 → v4.4.1 upgrade path
• Security fixes: No specific security vulnerabilities addressed in these versions

🎯 Impact Scope Investigation

• Primary usage location: .github/workflows/release-please.yml:25 - Single action reference updated from commit hash a02a34c4d625f9be7cb89156071d8567266a2445 to 5c625bfb5d1ff62eadeeb3772007f7f66fdcf071
• Configuration: Uses minimal configuration with release-type: node - no custom release-please config files present
• Output usage: Workflow correctly uses release_created output (not the problematic releases_created)
• Permissions: Workflow has proper contents: write and pull-requests: write permissions
• Impact on dependencies: No impact on project dependencies or other GitHub Actions

💡 Recommended Actions

• Immediate merge: This update is safe to merge immediately
• No code changes required: The current workflow configuration is compatible with v4.4.1
• No breaking changes: The update maintains backward compatibility
• Monitor: Verify the next release cycle works as expected after merging

🔗 Reference Links

• Release Please Action Releases
• Release Please Action CHANGELOG
• v4.4.0 Release Notes

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