diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 75fccb14..abb6308d 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": "^6.1.0",
     "lodash": "^4.0.0",
     "nerf-dart": "^1.0.0",
     "nopt": "^3.0.3",
diff --git a/src/post.js b/src/post.js
index 157b9a37..c2c478d1 100644
--- a/src/post.js
+++ b/src/post.js
@@ -11,7 +11,6 @@ module.exports = function (config, cb) {
   var ghConfig = options.githubUrl ? url.parse(options.githubUrl) : {}
 
   var github = new GitHubApi({
-    version: '3.0.0',
     port: ghConfig.port,
     protocol: (ghConfig.protocol || '').split(':')[0] || null,
     host: ghConfig.hostname,
@@ -40,11 +39,11 @@ module.exports = function (config, cb) {
       }
 
       github.authenticate({
-        type: 'oauth',
+        type: 'token',
         token: options.githubToken
       })
 
-      github.releases.createRelease(release, function (err) {
+      github.repos.createRelease(release, function (err) {
         if (err) return cb(err)
 
         cb(null, true, release)
diff --git a/test/mocks/github.js b/test/mocks/github.js
index b94d6cdd..d5f772ed 100644
--- a/test/mocks/github.js
+++ b/test/mocks/github.js
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ module.exports = function () {
     authenticate: function () {
       return true
     },
-    releases: {
+    repos: {
       createRelease: function (release, cb) {
         cb(null)
       }