diff --git a/scripts/release/package.json b/scripts/release/package.json
index e1a1fbd8bd106..5f669f71f7610 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": "^7.7.1"
   }
 }
diff --git a/scripts/release/yarn.lock b/scripts/release/yarn.lock
index e5bdb7e5972f5..1e8a84703dc38 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@^7.7.1:
+  version "7.7.1"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/semver/-/semver-7.7.1.tgz#abd5098d82b18c6c81f6074ff2647fd3e7220c9f"
+  integrity sha512-hlq8tAfn0m/61p4BVRcPzIGr6LKiMwo4VM6dGi6pt4qcRkmNzTcWq6eCEjEh+qXjkMDvPlOFFSGwQjoEa6gyMA==
 
 send@0.15.3:
   version "0.15.3"