diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 21f0f0e0..18f35743 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@
   },
   "dependencies": {
     "@babel/runtime": "^7.0.0-beta.55",
-    "@semantic-release/npm": "^4.0.2",
+    "@semantic-release/npm": "^5.0.1",
     "humps": "^2.0.1",
     "lodash.pick": "^4.4.0",
     "parse-link-header": "^1.0.1",