diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 78dcb29..b1f811c 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@
     "loopback-testing": "^1.4.0",
     "mocha": "latest",
     "nyc": "latest",
-    "semantic-release": "^6.3.6",
+    "semantic-release": "^7.0.1",
     "sinon": "latest",
     "sinon-chai": "latest",
     "validate-commit-msg": "^2.12.2"