diff --git a/packages/cpg-semantic-releases/template/package.json b/packages/cpg-semantic-releases/template/package.json
index 39b97702..98581ba5 100644
--- a/packages/cpg-semantic-releases/template/package.json
+++ b/packages/cpg-semantic-releases/template/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "devDependencies": {
-    "@commitlint/cli": "16.2.3",
+    "@commitlint/cli": "17.4.4",
     "@commitlint/config-conventional": "16.0.0",
     "husky": "7.0.4"
   },