diff --git a/scripts/release/package.json b/scripts/release/package.json
index e1a1fbd8bd10..2a2367b90fda 100644
--- a/scripts/release/package.json
+++ b/scripts/release/package.json
@@ -19,6 +19,6 @@
     "prompt-promise": "^1.0.3",
     "puppeteer": "^1.11.0",
     "pushstate-server": "^3.0.1",
-    "semver": "^5.4.1"
+    "semver": "^5.7.2"
   }
 }
diff --git a/scripts/release/yarn.lock b/scripts/release/yarn.lock
index 4a68f9ac5d22..b7e9bedf2cf4 100644
--- a/scripts/release/yarn.lock
+++ b/scripts/release/yarn.lock
@@ -730,9 +730,10 @@ 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@^5.7.2:
+  version "5.7.2"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/semver/-/semver-5.7.2.tgz#48d55db737c3287cd4835e17fa13feace1c41ef8"
+  integrity sha512-cBznnQ9KjJqU67B52RMC65CMarK2600WFnbkcaiwWq3xy/5haFJlshgnpjovMVJ+Hff49d8GEn0b87C5pDQ10g==
 
 send@0.15.3:
   version "0.15.3"