diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 70ce311..9e3b538 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ Automate releases with Conventional Commit Messages.
       release-please:
         runs-on: ubuntu-latest
         steps:
-          - uses: GoogleCloudPlatform/release-please-action@v1.5.0
+          - uses: GoogleCloudPlatform/release-please-action@v1.6.1
             with:
               token: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
               release-type: node
@@ -105,7 +105,7 @@ jobs:
   release-please:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
-      - uses: GoogleCloudPlatform/release-please-action@v1.5.0
+      - uses: GoogleCloudPlatform/release-please-action@v1.6.1
         id: release
         with:
           token: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
diff --git a/dist/index.js b/dist/index.js
index 373020a..9845ce3 100644
--- a/dist/index.js
+++ b/dist/index.js
@@ -1742,8 +1742,8 @@ async function main () {
     label: RELEASE_LABEL,
     repoUrl: process.env.GITHUB_REPOSITORY,
     packageName,
-    path,
-    token,
+    path: path ? path : undefined,
+    token
   })
   const releaseCreated = await gr.createRelease()
   if (releaseCreated) {
diff --git a/index.js b/index.js
index 34b947b..9ca6961 100644
--- a/index.js
+++ b/index.js
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ async function main () {
     label: RELEASE_LABEL,
     repoUrl: process.env.GITHUB_REPOSITORY,
     packageName,
-    path,
+    path: path ? path : undefined,
     token
   })
   const releaseCreated = await gr.createRelease()
diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json
index 346d542..c8c7c85 100644
--- a/package-lock.json
+++ b/package-lock.json
@@ -419,12 +419,12 @@
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     },
     "compare-func": {
-      "version": "1.3.4",
-      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/compare-func/-/compare-func-1.3.4.tgz",
-      "integrity": "sha512-sq2sWtrqKPkEXAC8tEJA1+BqAH9GbFkGBtUOqrUX57VSfwp8xyktctk+uLoRy5eccTdxzDcVIztlYDpKs3Jv1Q==",
+      "version": "2.0.0",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/compare-func/-/compare-func-2.0.0.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-zHig5N+tPWARooBnb0Zx1MFcdfpyJrfTJ3Y5L+IFvUm8rM74hHz66z0gw0x4tijh5CorKkKUCnW82R2vmpeCRA==",
       "requires": {
         "array-ify": "^1.0.0",
-        "dot-prop": "^3.0.0"
+        "dot-prop": "^5.1.0"
       }
     },
     "concat-map": {
@@ -451,21 +451,21 @@
       "dev": true
     },
     "conventional-changelog-conventionalcommits": {
-      "version": "4.3.0",
-      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/conventional-changelog-conventionalcommits/-/conventional-changelog-conventionalcommits-4.3.0.tgz",
-      "integrity": "sha512-oYHydvZKU+bS8LnGqTMlNrrd7769EsuEHKy4fh1oMdvvDi7fem8U+nvfresJ1IDB8K00Mn4LpiA/lR+7Gs6rgg==",
+      "version": "4.3.1",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/conventional-changelog-conventionalcommits/-/conventional-changelog-conventionalcommits-4.3.1.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-EQa7TJzF7H4EMkfjjJV7d+gragejDqa8NirZnCfRpruCMZqRbAJ8DqmYbkHrYtBYicXqgfM0zkk6HlvLPcyOdQ==",
       "requires": {
-        "compare-func": "^1.3.1",
+        "compare-func": "^2.0.0",
         "lodash": "^4.17.15",
         "q": "^1.5.1"
       }
     },
     "conventional-changelog-writer": {
-      "version": "4.0.16",
-      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/conventional-changelog-writer/-/conventional-changelog-writer-4.0.16.tgz",
-      "integrity": "sha512-jmU1sDJDZpm/dkuFxBeRXvyNcJQeKhGtVcFFkwTphUAzyYWcwz2j36Wcv+Mv2hU3tpvLMkysOPXJTLO55AUrYQ==",
+      "version": "4.0.17",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/conventional-changelog-writer/-/conventional-changelog-writer-4.0.17.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-IKQuK3bib/n032KWaSb8YlBFds+aLmzENtnKtxJy3+HqDq5kohu3g/UdNbIHeJWygfnEbZjnCKFxAW0y7ArZAw==",
       "requires": {
-        "compare-func": "^1.3.1",
+        "compare-func": "^2.0.0",
         "conventional-commits-filter": "^2.0.6",
         "dateformat": "^3.0.0",
         "handlebars": "^4.7.6",
@@ -626,11 +626,11 @@
       }
     },
     "dot-prop": {
-      "version": "3.0.0",
-      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/dot-prop/-/dot-prop-3.0.0.tgz",
-      "integrity": "sha1-G3CK8JSknJoOfbyteQq6U52sEXc=",
+      "version": "5.2.0",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/dot-prop/-/dot-prop-5.2.0.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-uEUyaDKoSQ1M4Oq8l45hSE26SnTxL6snNnqvK/VWx5wJhmff5z0FUVJDKDanor/6w3kzE3i7XZOk+7wC0EXr1A==",
       "requires": {
-        "is-obj": "^1.0.0"
+        "is-obj": "^2.0.0"
       }
     },
     "emoji-regex": {
@@ -1464,9 +1464,9 @@
       }
     },
     "is-obj": {
-      "version": "1.0.1",
-      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/is-obj/-/is-obj-1.0.1.tgz",
-      "integrity": "sha1-PkcprB9f3gJc19g6iW2rn09n2w8="
+      "version": "2.0.0",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/is-obj/-/is-obj-2.0.0.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-drqDG3cbczxxEJRoOXcOjtdp1J/lyp1mNn0xaznRs8+muBhgQcrnbspox5X5fOw0HnMnbfDzvnEMEtqDEJEo8w=="
     },
     "is-plain-obj": {
       "version": "1.1.0",
@@ -2740,9 +2740,9 @@
       "integrity": "sha1-hnrHTjhkGHsdPUfZlqeOxciDB3c="
     },
     "uglify-js": {
-      "version": "3.10.0",
-      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/uglify-js/-/uglify-js-3.10.0.tgz",
-      "integrity": "sha512-Esj5HG5WAyrLIdYU74Z3JdG2PxdIusvj6IWHMtlyESxc7kcDz7zYlYjpnSokn1UbpV0d/QX9fan7gkCNd/9BQA==",
+      "version": "3.10.1",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/uglify-js/-/uglify-js-3.10.1.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-RjxApKkrPJB6kjJxQS3iZlf///REXWYxYJxO/MpmlQzVkDWVI3PSnCBWezMecmTU/TRkNxrl8bmsfFQCp+LO+Q==",
       "optional": true
     },
     "uniq": {