diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 2e44ccd68..c0381da6e 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -46,10 +46,10 @@
     "strong-globalize": "^6.0.0"
   },
   "devDependencies": {
-    "@commitlint/config-conventional": "^13.1.0",
+    "@commitlint/config-conventional": "^17.6.3",
     "benchmark": "^2.1.4",
     "bluebird": "^3.5.4",
-    "commitlint": "^13.1.0",
+    "commitlint": "^17.6.3",
     "coveralls": "^3.0.4",
     "eslint": "^6.6.0",
     "eslint-config-loopback": "^13.0.0",