diff --git a/scripts/release/package.json b/scripts/release/package.json
index 9aa39a4ae441..ba6ab3f6d60c 100644
--- a/scripts/release/package.json
+++ b/scripts/release/package.json
@@ -20,6 +20,6 @@
     "puppeteer": "^1.11.0",
     "pushstate-server": "^3.0.1",
     "request-promise-json": "^1.0.4",
-    "semver": "^5.4.1"
+    "semver": "^5.7.1"
   }
 }
diff --git a/scripts/release/yarn.lock b/scripts/release/yarn.lock
index 46c935b69d16..18ae23bd4080 100644
--- a/scripts/release/yarn.lock
+++ b/scripts/release/yarn.lock
@@ -982,9 +982,10 @@ safe-buffer@~5.1.0, safe-buffer@~5.1.1:
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/safe-buffer/-/safe-buffer-5.1.2.tgz#991ec69d296e0313747d59bdfd2b745c35f8828d"
   integrity sha512-Gd2UZBJDkXlY7GbJxfsE8/nvKkUEU1G38c1siN6QP6a9PT9MmHB8GnpscSmMJSoF8LOIrt8ud/wPtojys4G6+g==
 
-semver@^5.4.1:
-  version "5.4.1"
-  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/semver/-/semver-5.4.1.tgz#e059c09d8571f0540823733433505d3a2f00b18e"
+semver@^5.7.1:
+  version "5.7.1"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/semver/-/semver-5.7.1.tgz#a954f931aeba508d307bbf069eff0c01c96116f7"
+  integrity sha512-sauaDf/PZdVgrLTNYHRtpXa1iRiKcaebiKQ1BJdpQlWH2lCvexQdX55snPFyK7QzpudqbCI0qXFfOasHdyNDGQ==
 
 send@0.15.3:
   version "0.15.3"