diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index d9423a4..c371cb5 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@
   },
   "homepage": "https://github.com/livingdocsIO/release-tools#readme",
   "dependencies": {
-    "@octokit/rest": "16.2.0",
+    "@octokit/rest": "16.41.1",
     "camelcase": "^5.0.0",
     "chalk": "^2.3.2",
     "require-dir": "^1.0.0",