diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 10052fe..1c9f733 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@
     "semantic-release": "6.3.6",
     "sinon": "2.3.6",
     "sinon-chai": "2.11.0",
-    "validate-commit-msg": "2.12.3"
+    "validate-commit-msg": "2.13.1"
   },
   "config": {
     "commitTypeMap": {