diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 453ce580..f74df3aa 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -73,7 +73,7 @@
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-    "@commitlint/config-conventional": "13.2.0",
+    "@commitlint/config-conventional": "16.0.0",
     "@microsoft/api-documenter": "7.13.65",
     "@microsoft/api-extractor": "7.18.15",
     "@types/debug": "4.1.7",