diff --git a/api/requirements.txt b/api/requirements.txt
index 8daab7f..da28661 100644
--- a/api/requirements.txt
+++ b/api/requirements.txt
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ pytest==7.1.2
 python-dateutil==2.8.2
 python-dotenv==0.20.0
 python-gitlab==3.8.1
-python-semantic-release==7.28.1
+python-semantic-release==9.8.8
 PyYAML==6.0
 readme-renderer==36.0
 realtime==0.0.4