diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index fbba9ff..5524099 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@
     "sinon-chai": "latest",
     "strong-error-handler": "^2.1.0",
     "supertest": "^3.0.0",
-    "semantic-release": "^6.3.6"
+    "semantic-release": "^16.0.1"
   },
   "config": {
     "commitTypeMap": {