diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 4de6519..c2d989b 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@
     "express": "^4.13.4",
     "istanbul": "0.4.5",
     "mocha": "^4.0.0",
-    "semantic-release": "11.0.2",
+    "semantic-release": "12.2.2",
     "should": "^13.1.0",
     "sqlite3": "^3.1.1",
     "supertest": "2.0.1",