diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 8692716a..e4e66bc1 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@
     "@semantic-release/commit-analyzer": "^6.0.0",
     "@semantic-release/error": "^2.2.0",
     "@semantic-release/github": "^5.0.0",
-    "@semantic-release/npm": "^4.0.1",
+    "@semantic-release/npm": "^5.0.1",
     "@semantic-release/release-notes-generator": "^7.0.0",
     "aggregate-error": "^1.0.0",
     "cosmiconfig": "^5.0.1",