diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 22e591f72..d52454451 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@
     "npm-check": "git://github.com/orangejulius/npm-check.git#disable-update-check",
     "precommit-hook": "3.0.0",
     "proxyquire": "^1.7.10",
-    "semantic-release": "^6.3.2",
+    "semantic-release": "^7.0.1",
     "tap-spec": "4.1.1",
     "tape": "^4.5.0",
     "temp": "^0.8.3"