diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 596fc8fd..37039182 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -72,7 +72,7 @@
     "eslint": "^7.29.0",
     "mocha": "^9.0.1",
     "mz": "^2.7.0",
-    "release-it": "^15.6.0",
+    "release-it": "^16.1.5",
     "should": "^13.2.3",
     "typescript": "^5.0.4 <5.2"
   }