diff --git a/packages/core/package.json b/packages/core/package.json
index ea8272959..5905aa266 100644
--- a/packages/core/package.json
+++ b/packages/core/package.json
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@
     "@octokit/plugin-enterprise-compatibility": "1.2.2",
     "@octokit/plugin-retry": "3.0.1",
     "@octokit/plugin-throttling": "^3.2.0",
-    "@octokit/rest": "16.43.1",
+    "@octokit/rest": "17.2.1",
     "await-to-js": "^2.1.1",
     "chalk": "^4.0.0",
     "cosmiconfig": "6.0.0",
diff --git a/plugins/slack/package.json b/plugins/slack/package.json
index 5f772780f..2a3a0d24d 100644
--- a/plugins/slack/package.json
+++ b/plugins/slack/package.json
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@
   "dependencies": {
     "@atomist/slack-messages": "~1.1.0",
     "@auto-it/core": "link:../../packages/core",
-    "@octokit/rest": "16.43.1",
+    "@octokit/rest": "17.2.1",
     "fp-ts": "^2.5.3",
     "io-ts": "^2.1.2",
     "node-fetch": "2.6.0",
diff --git a/plugins/upload-assets/package.json b/plugins/upload-assets/package.json
index c9a70cce6..018818fb7 100644
--- a/plugins/upload-assets/package.json
+++ b/plugins/upload-assets/package.json
@@ -47,6 +47,6 @@
     "tslib": "1.11.1"
   },
   "devDependencies": {
-    "@octokit/rest": "^16.28.1"
+    "@octokit/rest": "^17.2.1"
   }
 }
diff --git a/yarn.lock b/yarn.lock
index d41f9d0b4..2bdd6e874 100644
--- a/yarn.lock
+++ b/yarn.lock
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@
     "@octokit/plugin-enterprise-compatibility" "1.2.2"
     "@octokit/plugin-retry" "3.0.1"
     "@octokit/plugin-throttling" "^3.2.0"
-    "@octokit/rest" "16.43.1"
+    "@octokit/rest" "17.2.1"
     await-to-js "^2.1.1"
     chalk "^4.0.0"
     cosmiconfig "6.0.0"
@@ -2288,14 +2288,26 @@
     before-after-hook "^2.1.0"
     universal-user-agent "^5.0.0"
 
-"@octokit/endpoint@^5.5.0":
-  version "5.5.0"
-  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/@octokit/endpoint/-/endpoint-5.5.0.tgz#d7e7960ffe39096cb67062f07efa84db52b20edb"
-  integrity sha512-TXYS6zXeBImNB9BVj+LneMDqXX+H0exkOpyXobvp92O3B1348QsKnNioISFKgOMsb3ibZvQGwCdpiwQd3KAjIA==
+"@octokit/core@^2.4.3":
+  version "2.5.0"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/@octokit/core/-/core-2.5.0.tgz#4706258893a7ac6ab35d58d2fb9f2d2ba19a41a5"
+  integrity sha512-uvzmkemQrBgD8xuGbjhxzJN1darJk9L2cS+M99cHrDG2jlSVpxNJVhoV86cXdYBqdHCc9Z995uLCczaaHIYA6Q==
+  dependencies:
+    "@octokit/auth-token" "^2.4.0"
+    "@octokit/graphql" "^4.3.1"
+    "@octokit/request" "^5.4.0"
+    "@octokit/types" "^2.0.0"
+    before-after-hook "^2.1.0"
+    universal-user-agent "^5.0.0"
+
+"@octokit/endpoint@^6.0.0":
+  version "6.0.0"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/@octokit/endpoint/-/endpoint-6.0.0.tgz#4c7acd79ab72df78732a7d63b09be53ec5a2230b"
+  integrity sha512-3nx+MEYoZeD0uJ+7F/gvELLvQJzLXhep2Az0bBSXagbApDvDW0LWwpnAIY/hb0Jwe17A0fJdz0O12dPh05cj7A==
   dependencies:
-    "@octokit/types" "^1.0.0"
+    "@octokit/types" "^2.0.0"
     is-plain-object "^3.0.0"
-    universal-user-agent "^4.0.0"
+    universal-user-agent "^5.0.0"
 
 "@octokit/graphql@4.3.1", "@octokit/graphql@^4.3.1":
   version "4.3.1"
@@ -2326,6 +2338,13 @@
   dependencies:
     "@octokit/types" "^2.0.1"
 
+"@octokit/plugin-paginate-rest@^2.0.0":
+  version "2.0.2"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/@octokit/plugin-paginate-rest/-/plugin-paginate-rest-2.0.2.tgz#fee7a81a4cc7d03784aaf9225499dd6e27f6d01e"
+  integrity sha512-HzODcSUt9mjErly26TlTOGZrhf9bmF/FEDQ2zln1izhgmIV6ulsjsHmgmR4VZ0wzVr/m52Eb6U2XuyS8fkcR1A==
+  dependencies:
+    "@octokit/types" "^2.0.1"
+
 "@octokit/plugin-request-log@^1.0.0":
   version "1.0.0"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/@octokit/plugin-request-log/-/plugin-request-log-1.0.0.tgz#eef87a431300f6148c39a7f75f8cfeb218b2547e"
@@ -2339,6 +2358,14 @@
     "@octokit/types" "^2.0.1"
     deprecation "^2.3.1"
 
+"@octokit/plugin-rest-endpoint-methods@3.5.2":
+  version "3.5.2"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/@octokit/plugin-rest-endpoint-methods/-/plugin-rest-endpoint-methods-3.5.2.tgz#5926c3806d883fff8df749b47ac4e2a38ec67e2b"
+  integrity sha512-i5GlEWm7k/SzBr7QrIOuas/1nNgr4JcmgM14TAKULVkv4L5mOY+pcVIUMU3qdYhFyblBFhigujav5seMnkqBnQ==
+  dependencies:
+    "@octokit/types" "^2.0.1"
+    deprecation "^2.3.1"
+
 "@octokit/plugin-retry@3.0.1":
   version "3.0.1"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/@octokit/plugin-retry/-/plugin-retry-3.0.1.tgz#4f17e4349b89754fd06951b548f08e2d8e7dd311"
@@ -2355,7 +2382,7 @@
     "@octokit/types" "^2.0.1"
     bottleneck "^2.15.3"
 
-"@octokit/request-error@^1.0.1", "@octokit/request-error@^1.0.2":
+"@octokit/request-error@^1.0.2":
   version "1.2.0"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/@octokit/request-error/-/request-error-1.2.0.tgz#a64d2a9d7a13555570cd79722de4a4d76371baaa"
   integrity sha512-DNBhROBYjjV/I9n7A8kVkmQNkqFAMem90dSxqvPq57e2hBr7mNTX98y3R2zDpqMQHVRpBDjsvsfIGgBzy+4PAg==
@@ -2373,21 +2400,31 @@
     deprecation "^2.0.0"
     once "^1.4.0"
 
-"@octokit/request@^5.2.0", "@octokit/request@^5.3.0", "@octokit/request@^5.3.1":
-  version "5.3.1"
-  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/@octokit/request/-/request-5.3.1.tgz#3a1ace45e6f88b1be4749c5da963b3a3b4a2f120"
-  integrity sha512-5/X0AL1ZgoU32fAepTfEoggFinO3rxsMLtzhlUX+RctLrusn/CApJuGFCd0v7GMFhF+8UiCsTTfsu7Fh1HnEJg==
+"@octokit/request@^5.2.0", "@octokit/request@^5.3.0", "@octokit/request@^5.3.1", "@octokit/request@^5.4.0":
+  version "5.4.0"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/@octokit/request/-/request-5.4.0.tgz#52382c830f0cf3295b5a03e308872ac0f5ccba9b"
+  integrity sha512-uAJO6GI8z8VHBqtY7VTL9iFy1Y+UTp5ShpI97tY5z0qBfYKE9rZCRsCm23VmF00x+IoNJ7a0nuVITs/+wS9/mg==
   dependencies:
-    "@octokit/endpoint" "^5.5.0"
-    "@octokit/request-error" "^1.0.1"
-    "@octokit/types" "^2.0.0"
+    "@octokit/endpoint" "^6.0.0"
+    "@octokit/request-error" "^2.0.0"
+    "@octokit/types" "^2.8.2"
     deprecation "^2.0.0"
     is-plain-object "^3.0.0"
     node-fetch "^2.3.0"
     once "^1.4.0"
-    universal-user-agent "^4.0.0"
+    universal-user-agent "^5.0.0"
+
+"@octokit/rest@17.2.1", "@octokit/rest@^17.2.1":
+  version "17.2.1"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/@octokit/rest/-/rest-17.2.1.tgz#a071903f4bdcb49ddb3262b95ac3143f0a23f42a"
+  integrity sha512-5TLsk0BYnfUhOlA2mGMdVmnm8UPqfDq5q3T58pq/vudfkOmN3cFK5wI+sR7SvN+3m4dynU2733yzSXKAoIvpKg==
+  dependencies:
+    "@octokit/core" "^2.4.3"
+    "@octokit/plugin-paginate-rest" "^2.0.0"
+    "@octokit/plugin-request-log" "^1.0.0"
+    "@octokit/plugin-rest-endpoint-methods" "3.5.2"
 
-"@octokit/rest@16.43.1", "@octokit/rest@^16.28.1", "@octokit/rest@^16.28.4":
+"@octokit/rest@^16.28.4":
   version "16.43.1"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/@octokit/rest/-/rest-16.43.1.tgz#3b11e7d1b1ac2bbeeb23b08a17df0b20947eda6b"
   integrity sha512-gfFKwRT/wFxq5qlNjnW2dh+qh74XgTQ2B179UX5K1HYCluioWj8Ndbgqw2PVqa1NnVJkGHp2ovMpVn/DImlmkw==
@@ -2409,13 +2446,6 @@
     once "^1.4.0"
     universal-user-agent "^4.0.0"
 
-"@octokit/types@^1.0.0":
-  version "1.1.0"
-  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/@octokit/types/-/types-1.1.0.tgz#6c9b286f9766f8cc6c5bab9fd3eb6a7aa019c586"
-  integrity sha512-t4ZD74UnNVMq6kZBDZceflRKK3q4o5PoCKMAGht0RK84W57tqonqKL3vCxJHtbGExdan9RwV8r7VJBZxIM1O7Q==
-  dependencies:
-    "@types/node" "^12.11.1"
-
 "@octokit/types@^2.0.0", "@octokit/types@^2.0.1":
   version "2.1.1"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/@octokit/types/-/types-2.1.1.tgz#77e80d1b663c5f1f829e5377b728fa3c4fe5a97d"
@@ -2423,6 +2453,13 @@
   dependencies:
     "@types/node" ">= 8"
 
+"@octokit/types@^2.8.2":
+  version "2.8.2"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/@octokit/types/-/types-2.8.2.tgz#08d1165354637ef32c3134b4b39b7f17bdc17aef"
+  integrity sha512-8cs4DjRAzFoGo1ieUhDyrTdPK016V3JD/H00nbnojSCUYfOXnnJ1owUaAT/3OebTzp/tgdTG6M+8PdCTJzI+/w==
+  dependencies:
+    "@types/node" ">= 8"
+
 "@samverschueren/stream-to-observable@^0.3.0":
   version "0.3.0"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/@samverschueren/stream-to-observable/-/stream-to-observable-0.3.0.tgz#ecdf48d532c58ea477acfcab80348424f8d0662f"
@@ -2647,11 +2684,6 @@
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/@types/node/-/node-10.14.6.tgz#9cbfcb62c50947217f4d88d4d274cc40c22625a9"
   integrity sha512-Fvm24+u85lGmV4hT5G++aht2C5I4Z4dYlWZIh62FAfFO/TfzXtPpoLI6I7AuBWkIFqZCnhFOoTT7RjjaIL5Fjg==
 
-"@types/node@^12.11.1":
-  version "12.12.21"
-  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/@types/node/-/node-12.12.21.tgz#aa44a6363291c7037111c47e4661ad210aded23f"
-  integrity sha512-8sRGhbpU+ck1n0PGAUgVrWrWdjSW2aqNeyC15W88GRsMpSwzv6RJGlLhE7s2RhVSOdyDmxbqlWSeThq4/7xqlA==
-
 "@types/parse-github-url@1.0.0":
   version "1.0.0"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/@types/parse-github-url/-/parse-github-url-1.0.0.tgz#9e5f78297c42c717123bfcc39e1e9754a6099d0b"