diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index ad0e87338c..4b14fb2426 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -44,8 +44,8 @@
   "author": "OpenTelemetry Authors",
   "license": "Apache-2.0",
   "devDependencies": {
-    "@commitlint/cli": "16.0.2",
-    "@commitlint/config-conventional": "16.0.0",
+    "@commitlint/cli": "18.4.1",
+    "@commitlint/config-conventional": "18.4.0",
     "@typescript-eslint/eslint-plugin": "5.8.1",
     "@typescript-eslint/parser": "5.8.1",
     "eslint": "8.7.0",