diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index c3ac1b54..58b20714 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -73,7 +73,7 @@
   },
   "devDependencies": {
     "@commitlint/cli": "16.2.1",
-    "@commitlint/config-conventional": "16.0.0",
+    "@commitlint/config-conventional": "16.2.1",
     "@microsoft/api-documenter": "7.15.3",
     "@microsoft/api-extractor": "7.19.4",
     "@types/debug": "4.1.7",