diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 22f47c2dbd..21fcb80883 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@
   "dependencies": {
     "@semantic-release/commit-analyzer": "^7.0.0",
     "@semantic-release/error": "^2.2.0",
-    "@semantic-release/github": "^6.0.0",
+    "@semantic-release/github": "^7.0.0",
     "@semantic-release/npm": "^6.0.0",
     "@semantic-release/release-notes-generator": "^7.1.2",
     "aggregate-error": "^3.0.0",