diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 31f65c2..3d0f2d1 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@
     "nyc": "^14.0.0",
     "path": "^0.12.7",
     "prettier": "^1.12.1",
-    "rimraf": "^2.6.2",
+    "rimraf": "^3.0.1",
     "rxjs": "^6.2.0",
     "semantic-release": "^15.1.8",
     "typescript": "~2.9.2"