diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index c9efc68..105a8c2 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -21,10 +21,10 @@
     "clean": "rimraf dist/bundle dist/node",
     "test": "npm run lint && nyc ava test/ && npm run thanks && npm run report-coverage",
     "thanks": "cowsay Hi, thanks for your interest in BigchainDB. We appreciate your contribution!",
-    "release": "./node_modules/release-it/bin/release.js --src.tagName='v%s' --github.release --npm.publish --non-interactive",
-    "release-minor": "./node_modules/release-it/bin/release.js minor --src.tagName='v%s' --github.release --npm.publish --non-interactive",
-    "release-major": "./node_modules/release-it/bin/release.js major --src.tagName='v%s' --github.release --npm.publish --non-interactive",
-    "prepublishOnly": "npm update && npm run build",
+    "release": "./node_modules/release-it/bin/release-it.js --src.tagName='v%s' --github.release --npm.publish --non-interactive",
+    "release-minor": "./node_modules/release-it/bin/release-it.js minor --src.tagName='v%s' --github.release --npm.publish --non-interactive",
+    "release-major": "./node_modules/release-it/bin/release-it.js major --src.tagName='v%s' --github.release --npm.publish --non-interactive",
+    "prepublishOnly": "npm run build",
     "precommit": "lint-staged",
     "report-coverage": "nyc report --reporter=lcov > coverage.lcov && codecov"
   },