diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index e6c57b1..c9efc68 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@
     "husky": "^0.14.0",
     "lint-staged": "^5.0.0",
     "nyc": "^11.0.2",
-    "release-it": "^4.4.1",
+    "release-it": "^5.0.0",
     "rimraf": "^2.5.4",
     "sinon": "^4.0.0",
     "webpack": "^3.0.0"