diff --git a/.travis.yml b/.travis.yml
index 3e4227f..45131df 100644
--- a/.travis.yml
+++ b/.travis.yml
@@ -5,7 +5,6 @@ cache:
 notifications:
   email: false
 node_js:
-  - '8'
   - '7'
   - '6'
 before_script:
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index dbd74ea..780d986 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -86,7 +86,7 @@
     "react": "16.0.0",
     "react-dom": "16.0.0",
     "rimraf": "2.6.1",
-    "semantic-release": "^7.0.2",
+    "semantic-release": "^8.2.0",
     "webpack": "3.6.0"
   },
   "config": {