diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 5afa2952..87da337b 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@
     "tar-stream": "^1.5.5"
   },
   "devDependencies": {
-    "ava": "^1.0.0-beta.8",
+    "ava": "^1.0.0-rc.1",
     "markdown-doctest": "^0.9.1",
     "nyc": "^13.1.0",
     "rollup": "^0.66.6",
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@
     "rollup-plugin-json": "^3.1.0",
     "rollup-plugin-multi-entry": "^2.0.2",
     "rollup-plugin-node-resolve": "^3.4.0",
-    "semantic-release": "^15.9.17",
+    "semantic-release": "^15.10.3",
     "documentation": "^8.1.2",
     "travis-deploy-once": "^5.0.9",
     "rollup-plugin-istanbul": "^2.0.1",