diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 7383e78..e25208a 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@
     "sinon": "2.3.5",
     "sinon-chai": "2.11.0",
     "strong-error-handler": "2.1.0",
-    "validate-commit-msg": "2.12.2"
+    "validate-commit-msg": "2.12.3"
   },
   "dependencies": {
     "bluebird": "3.5.0",