diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 35242cd..e5baaaa 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@
   "devDependencies": {
     "mkdirp": "^0.5.0",
     "rimraf": "^2.2.8",
-    "semantic-release": "^6.3.2",
+    "semantic-release": "^16.0.0",
     "standard": "^10.0.0",
     "tape": "^4.0.0"
   },