diff --git a/packages/core/package.json b/packages/core/package.json
index 7f64afe3c..b2fcb547c 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": "17.1.4",
     "await-to-js": "^2.1.1",
     "chalk": "^3.0.0",
     "cosmiconfig": "6.0.0",
diff --git a/plugins/slack/package.json b/plugins/slack/package.json
index 77233b5cb..6f6ab0a9f 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": "17.1.4",
     "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 0a89c3266..bbdfb29eb 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": "^17.1.4"
   }
 }
diff --git a/yarn.lock b/yarn.lock
index 2341a508c..e12416be3 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" "17.1.4"
     await-to-js "^2.1.1"
     chalk "^3.0.0"
     cosmiconfig "6.0.0"
@@ -2278,6 +2278,18 @@
     before-after-hook "^2.1.0"
     universal-user-agent "^5.0.0"
 
+"@octokit/core@^2.4.3":
+  version "2.4.3"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/@octokit/core/-/core-2.4.3.tgz#f51c0c228e6aa01253f9452ba5a25dc20aee8577"
+  integrity sha512-9T91nYeBB7+PNK3oxOuA+6DXCPRvhJ80ke+NqhXirBjVtNepTKFJXoWPqguRSBQ+dkEVA8dZJMxfFzjz9yhiuA==
+  dependencies:
+    "@octokit/auth-token" "^2.4.0"
+    "@octokit/graphql" "^4.3.1"
+    "@octokit/request" "^5.3.1"
+    "@octokit/types" "^2.0.0"
+    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"
@@ -2316,6 +2328,13 @@
   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"
@@ -2329,6 +2348,14 @@
     "@octokit/types" "^2.0.1"
     deprecation "^2.3.1"
 
+"@octokit/plugin-rest-endpoint-methods@3.4.0":
+  version "3.4.0"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/@octokit/plugin-rest-endpoint-methods/-/plugin-rest-endpoint-methods-3.4.0.tgz#27b1dac7fba4d0d6e488967919b6a5bd3595ffbc"
+  integrity sha512-Tvctk0u5SVrSLAzi8SLo0KrLSBl5biAHBgWy3L65vsbO/2fjzr62HVkoDPyr+WRT+eHhhqpKAERF3dQWOIUOvQ==
+  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"
@@ -2377,7 +2404,17 @@
     once "^1.4.0"
     universal-user-agent "^4.0.0"
 
-"@octokit/rest@16.43.1", "@octokit/rest@^16.28.1", "@octokit/rest@^16.28.4":
+"@octokit/rest@17.1.4", "@octokit/rest@^17.1.4":
+  version "17.1.4"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/@octokit/rest/-/rest-17.1.4.tgz#b03eb97635de62b48428f998ad1cb9244edd2d10"
+  integrity sha512-LGghhepxoXyvi7ew0OdedrlwXQog8gvTbcdXoQ6RDKnzoYW2rBpcqeWC4fTuPUp9K0UEykcMix8kFnQ5b+64JQ==
+  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" "3.4.0"
+
+"@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==