diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json
index 9aace3c..c6620ed 100644
--- a/package-lock.json
+++ b/package-lock.json
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@
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       "devDependencies": {
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-        "@alcalzone/release-script-plugin-license": "^3.7.0",
+        "@alcalzone/release-script-plugin-license": "^5.1.1",
         "@types/buffer-reader": "^0.1.0",
         "@types/chai": "^4.3.14",
         "@types/chai-as-promised": "^7.1.8",
@@ -160,17 +160,30 @@
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     },
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-      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/@alcalzone/release-script-plugin-license/-/release-script-plugin-license-3.7.0.tgz",
-      "integrity": "sha512-HLnKHr3pc6NJJ7zAa8S/SdC305oEurnkRa9XNP5F6rgrixsxUiynBVh0tpPsVsOTdndm7fNIBRfR66IGnw0cag==",
+      "version": "5.1.1",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/@alcalzone/release-script-plugin-license/-/release-script-plugin-license-5.1.1.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-fQAuh46MEtJj0mdtq4FiIX08Bzvv6THmpgBMr7VXTfTe/kbUh7CAnz52rzdB4go0s0yqLkGfP9z04/SLLCH0mQ==",
       "dev": true,
+      "license": "MIT",
       "dependencies": {
-        "@alcalzone/release-script-core": "3.7.0",
-        "fs-extra": "^10.1.0",
+        "@alcalzone/release-script-core": "5.1.1",
         "tiny-glob": "^0.2.9"
       },
       "engines": {
-        "node": ">=12.20"
+        "node": ">=18"
+      }
+    },
+    "node_modules/@alcalzone/release-script-plugin-license/node_modules/@alcalzone/release-script-core": {
+      "version": "5.1.1",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/@alcalzone/release-script-core/-/release-script-core-5.1.1.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-aN+mmuHQ3h/K9+RBWCUl4/NF/O/kGIa6GhrlK5pposZ5FTSEitzE0wT4yHbtXRWfnfHwDajvOTWYHm9e3RnI0Q==",
+      "dev": true,
+      "license": "MIT",
+      "dependencies": {
+        "execa": "^5.1.1"
+      },
+      "engines": {
+        "node": ">=18"
       }
     },
     "node_modules/@alcalzone/release-script-plugin-package": {
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 65a4647..c9a552c 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@
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     "@types/buffer-reader": "^0.1.0",
     "@alcalzone/release-script": "^3.7.0",
-    "@alcalzone/release-script-plugin-license": "^3.7.0",
+    "@alcalzone/release-script-plugin-license": "^5.1.1",
     "@types/chai": "^4.3.14",
     "@types/chai-as-promised": "^7.1.8",
     "@types/debug": "^4.1.12",