diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 471ad80c0..e7c17215b 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -88,7 +88,7 @@
     "markdown-preview": "0.25.1",
     "metrics": "0.21.0",
     "package-generator": "0.24.0",
-    "release-notes": "0.15.1",
+    "release-notes": "0.16.0",
     "settings-view": "0.57.0",
     "snippets": "0.20.0",
     "spell-check": "0.20.0",