diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 17bd234ae..68ce9a108 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@
   },
   "devDependencies": {
     "@commitlint/cli": "11.0.0",
-    "@commitlint/config-conventional": "11.0.0",
+    "@commitlint/config-conventional": "16.2.1",
     "commitlint-circle": "1.0.0",
     "lerna": "^3.22.1"
   },
diff --git a/yarn.lock b/yarn.lock
index 1103aa495..0575bc8e1 100644
--- a/yarn.lock
+++ b/yarn.lock
@@ -92,10 +92,10 @@
     resolve-global "1.0.0"
     yargs "^15.1.0"
 
-"@commitlint/config-conventional@11.0.0":
-  version "11.0.0"
-  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/@commitlint%2fconfig-conventional/-/config-conventional-11.0.0.tgz#3fa300a1b639273946de3c3f15e1cda518333422"
-  integrity sha512-SNDRsb5gLuDd2PL83yCOQX6pE7gevC79UPFx+GLbLfw6jGnnbO9/tlL76MLD8MOViqGbo7ZicjChO9Gn+7tHhA==
+"@commitlint/config-conventional@16.2.1":
+  version "16.2.1"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/@commitlint/config-conventional/-/config-conventional-16.2.1.tgz#2cf47b505fb259777c063538c8498d8fd9b47779"
+  integrity sha512-cP9gArx7gnaj4IqmtCIcHdRjTYdRUi6lmGE+lOzGGjGe45qGOS8nyQQNvkNy2Ey2VqoSWuXXkD8zCUh6EHf1Ww==
   dependencies:
     conventional-changelog-conventionalcommits "^4.3.1"