diff --git a/src/blocks/blockReleaseIt.test.ts b/src/blocks/blockReleaseIt.test.ts
index 3f902c79a..e79baac01 100644
--- a/src/blocks/blockReleaseIt.test.ts
+++ b/src/blocks/blockReleaseIt.test.ts
@@ -119,7 +119,7 @@ describe("blockReleaseIt", () => {
 			      - env:
 			          GITHUB_TOKEN: \${{ secrets.ACCESS_TOKEN }}
 			          NPM_TOKEN: \${{ secrets.NPM_TOKEN }}
-			        uses: JoshuaKGoldberg/release-it-action@v0.2.2
+			        uses: JoshuaKGoldberg/release-it-action@v0.3.1
 
 
 			name: Release
@@ -278,7 +278,7 @@ describe("blockReleaseIt", () => {
 			      - env:
 			          GITHUB_TOKEN: \${{ secrets.ACCESS_TOKEN }}
 			          NPM_TOKEN: \${{ secrets.NPM_TOKEN }}
-			        uses: JoshuaKGoldberg/release-it-action@v0.2.2
+			        uses: JoshuaKGoldberg/release-it-action@v0.3.1
 
 
 			name: Release
diff --git a/src/blocks/blockReleaseIt.ts b/src/blocks/blockReleaseIt.ts
index 66bf225c4..02d4b239b 100644
--- a/src/blocks/blockReleaseIt.ts
+++ b/src/blocks/blockReleaseIt.ts
@@ -155,7 +155,7 @@ export const blockReleaseIt = base.createBlock({
 									},
 									uses: resolveUses(
 										"JoshuaKGoldberg/release-it-action",
-										"v0.2.2",
+										"v0.3.1",
 										options.workflowsVersions,
 									),
 								},