diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 2b7baf9..537312b 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@
     "del-cli": "^1.1.0",
     "jest": "^21.0.0",
     "mock-fs": "^4.4.1",
-    "semantic-release": "^7.0.1",
+    "semantic-release": "^8.0.0",
     "ts-jest": "^21.0.0",
     "tslint": "^5.5.0",
     "tslint-config-airbnb": "^5.2.1",