diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 980e6c5..2ecf125 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@
     "freeport": "^1.0.5",
     "http-server": "^0.9.0",
     "mocha": "^3.3.0",
-    "semantic-release": "^4.3.5",
+    "semantic-release": "^6.3.6",
     "validate-commit-message": "^3.0.1"
   },
   "dependencies": {