diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index b8a7699..9554831 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
   "description": "This package.json is being used to manage semantic-release and its dependencies",
   "license": "Apache-2.0",
   "devDependencies": {
-    "semantic-release": "21.0.7",
+    "semantic-release": "21.1.2",
     "@semantic-release/changelog": "6.0.3",
     "@semantic-release/exec": "6.0.3",
     "@semantic-release/git": "10.0.1"