diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index d9423a4..8ac731f 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@
     "eslint-plugin-node": "^6.0.1",
     "eslint-plugin-promise": "^3.7.0",
     "eslint-plugin-standard": "^3.0.1",
-    "semantic-release": "^7.0.2",
+    "semantic-release": "^16.0.0",
     "semantic-release-verify-patch": "^1.1.0",
     "tap-spec": "^4.1.1",
     "tape": "^4.8.0"