diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index f7eb334fd2..a891e1ec86 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@
     "@semantic-release/last-release-npm": "^1.2.1",
     "@semantic-release/release-notes-generator": "^2.0.0",
     "git-head": "^1.2.1",
-    "github": "^0.2.4",
+    "github": "^1.2.1",
     "lodash": "^4.0.0",
     "nerf-dart": "^1.0.0",
     "nopt": "^3.0.3",