diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index c6095d1..071a4c2 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@
     "mocha": "latest",
     "mocha-sinon": "latest",
     "nyc": "^11.0.0",
-    "semantic-release": "^6.3.2",
+    "semantic-release": "^7.0.1",
     "sinon": "latest",
     "sinon-chai": "latest"
   },