diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 6713d08..ec7b610 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@
   },
   "devDependencies": {
     "@semantic-release/changelog": "1.0.0",
-    "@semantic-release/git": "4.0.2",
+    "@semantic-release/git": "7.0.16",
     "@semantic-release/npm": "3.0.1",
     "commitplease": "3.2.0",
     "coveralls": "3.0.0",