diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index af5b70d0c..ed7383d1d 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -108,7 +108,7 @@
     "notifications": "0.27.0",
     "open-on-github": "0.32.0",
     "package-generator": "0.38.0",
-    "release-notes": "0.48.0",
+    "release-notes": "0.49.0",
     "snippets": "0.73.0",
     "spell-check": "0.54.0",
     "status-bar": "0.59.0",