diff --git a/npm/release-scripts/package.json b/npm/release-scripts/package.json
index 50d3ceac21..70b582c68b 100644
--- a/npm/release-scripts/package.json
+++ b/npm/release-scripts/package.json
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@
   "dependencies": {
     "child_process": "1.0.2",
     "fs": "0.0.1-security",
-    "npm": "5.6.0",
+    "npm": "6.14.6",
     "npm-registry-client": "^8.6.0",
     "yargs": "^11.0.0"
   }