diff --git a/requirements.txt b/requirements.txt
index 81eec2f..da89caf 100644
--- a/requirements.txt
+++ b/requirements.txt
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 pycodestyle==2.10.0
 coveralls==3.3.1
-python-semantic-release==7.34.6
+python-semantic-release==8.0.0
 mypy==1.4.1
 icp10125==0.0.1
 pimoroni-sgp30==0.0.2
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