diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 7a7e32d..9b801a0 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -77,7 +77,7 @@
     "semantic-release": "^4.3.5",
     "simple-assert": "^1.0.0",
     "travis-after-all": "^1.4.4",
-    "validate-commit-msg": "^2.3.1"
+    "validate-commit-msg": "^2.6.1"
   },
   "engines": {
     "node": "*"