diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 9a3f1c574..7e3fe83c5 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@
   "dependencies": {
     "@actions/core": "^1.2.2",
     "@actions/exec": "^1.0.3",
-    "@actions/github": "^1.1.0",
+    "@actions/github": "^5.0.3",
     "@actions/http-client": "^1.0.6",
     "@actions/io": "^1.0.2",
     "@actions/tool-cache": "^1.5.4",