diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 890d705f..3fe6087b 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -100,7 +100,7 @@
     "semantic-release": "4.3.5",
     "sinon": "1.17.3",
     "sinon-chai": "2.8.0",
-    "validate-commit-msg": "2.3.1",
+    "validate-commit-msg": "2.14.0",
     "webpack": "1.12.14",
     "webpack-notifier": "1.3.0"
   },