diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 097c332..cb99298 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@
     "lint": "tslint -p tsconfig.json -t codeFrame 'src/**/*.ts' -e 'src/**/*.spec.ts'"
   },
   "dependencies": {
-    "@octokit/rest": "^15.13.0",
+    "@octokit/rest": "^17.5.2",
     "aws-sdk": "^2.329.0",
     "debug": "^4.0.1",
     "promisify-child-process": "^2.1.0",