diff --git a/lib/definitions/errors.js b/lib/definitions/errors.js
index a602983803..c109f2afab 100644
--- a/lib/definitions/errors.js
+++ b/lib/definitions/errors.js
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@ Your configuration for the \`tagFormat\` option is \`${stringify(tagFormat)}\`.`
     message: `The \`${type}\` plugin configuration is invalid.`,
     details: `The [${type} plugin configuration](${linkify(`docs/usage/plugins.md#${toLower(type)}-plugin`)}) ${
       required ? 'is required and ' : ''
-    } must be a single or an array of plugins definition. A plugin definition is an npm module name, optionnaly wrapped in an array with an object.
+    } must be a single or an array of plugins definition. A plugin definition is an npm module name, optionally wrapped in an array with an object.
 
 Your configuration for the \`${type}\` plugin is \`${stringify(pluginConf)}\`.`,
   }),
@@ -68,7 +68,7 @@ Your configuration for the \`${type}\` plugin is \`${stringify(pluginConf)}\`.`,
     message: 'The `plugins` configuration is invalid.',
     details: `The [plugins](${linkify(
       'docs/usage/configuration.md#plugins'
-    )}) option must be an array of plugin definions. A plugin definition is an npm module name, optionnaly wrapped in an array with an object.
+    )}) option must be an array of plugin definions. A plugin definition is an npm module name, optionally wrapped in an array with an object.
 
 The invalid configuration is \`${stringify(plugin)}\`.`,
   }),
diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json
index 6938fed96d..4c8e12e30a 100644
--- a/package-lock.json
+++ b/package-lock.json
@@ -467,6 +467,7 @@
         "bottleneck": "^2.18.1",
         "debug": "^4.0.0",
         "dir-glob": "^3.0.0",
+        "fs-extra": "^9.0.0",
         "globby": "^11.0.0",
         "http-proxy-agent": "^4.0.0",
         "https-proxy-agent": "^5.0.0",
@@ -478,6 +479,17 @@
         "url-join": "^4.0.0"
       },
       "dependencies": {
+        "fs-extra": {
+          "version": "9.1.0",
+          "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/fs-extra/-/fs-extra-9.1.0.tgz",
+          "integrity": "sha512-hcg3ZmepS30/7BSFqRvoo3DOMQu7IjqxO5nCDt+zM9XWjb33Wg7ziNT+Qvqbuc3+gWpzO02JubVyk2G4Zvo1OQ==",
+          "requires": {
+            "at-least-node": "^1.0.0",
+            "graceful-fs": "^4.2.0",
+            "jsonfile": "^6.0.1",
+            "universalify": "^2.0.0"
+          }
+        },
         "p-retry": {
           "version": "4.5.0",
           "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/p-retry/-/p-retry-4.5.0.tgz",
@@ -497,6 +509,7 @@
         "@semantic-release/error": "^2.2.0",
         "aggregate-error": "^3.0.0",
         "execa": "^5.0.0",
+        "fs-extra": "^9.0.0",
         "lodash": "^4.17.15",
         "nerf-dart": "^1.0.0",
         "normalize-url": "^5.0.0",
@@ -508,6 +521,17 @@
         "tempy": "^1.0.0"
       },
       "dependencies": {
+        "fs-extra": {
+          "version": "9.1.0",
+          "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/fs-extra/-/fs-extra-9.1.0.tgz",
+          "integrity": "sha512-hcg3ZmepS30/7BSFqRvoo3DOMQu7IjqxO5nCDt+zM9XWjb33Wg7ziNT+Qvqbuc3+gWpzO02JubVyk2G4Zvo1OQ==",
+          "requires": {
+            "at-least-node": "^1.0.0",
+            "graceful-fs": "^4.2.0",
+            "jsonfile": "^6.0.1",
+            "universalify": "^2.0.0"
+          }
+        },
         "tempy": {
           "version": "1.0.1",
           "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/tempy/-/tempy-1.0.1.tgz",
@@ -570,9 +594,9 @@
       }
     },
     "@sinonjs/fake-timers": {
-      "version": "7.1.0",
-      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/@sinonjs/fake-timers/-/fake-timers-7.1.0.tgz",
-      "integrity": "sha512-hAEzXi6Wbvlb67NnGMGSNOeAflLVnMa4yliPU/ty1qjgW/vAletH15/v/esJwASSIA0YlIyjnloenFbEZc9q9A==",
+      "version": "7.1.2",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/@sinonjs/fake-timers/-/fake-timers-7.1.2.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-iQADsW4LBMISqZ6Ci1dupJL9pprqwcVFTcOsEmQOEhW+KLCVn/Y4Jrvg2k19fIHCp+iFprriYPTdRcQR8NbUPg==",
       "dev": true,
       "requires": {
         "@sinonjs/commons": "^1.7.0"
@@ -1109,8 +1133,7 @@
     "at-least-node": {
       "version": "1.0.0",
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/at-least-node/-/at-least-node-1.0.0.tgz",
-      "integrity": "sha512-+q/t7Ekv1EDY2l6Gda6LLiX14rU9TV20Wa3ofeQmwPFZbOMo9DXrLbOjFaaclkXKWidIaopwAObQDqwWtGUjqg==",
-      "dev": true
+      "integrity": "sha512-+q/t7Ekv1EDY2l6Gda6LLiX14rU9TV20Wa3ofeQmwPFZbOMo9DXrLbOjFaaclkXKWidIaopwAObQDqwWtGUjqg=="
     },
     "atob": {
       "version": "2.1.2",
@@ -1770,9 +1793,9 @@
           "dev": true
         },
         "normalize-url": {
-          "version": "4.5.0",
-          "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/normalize-url/-/normalize-url-4.5.0.tgz",
-          "integrity": "sha512-2s47yzUxdexf1OhyRi4Em83iQk0aPvwTddtFz4hnSSw9dCEsLEGf6SwIO8ss/19S9iBb5sJaOuTvTGDeZI00BQ==",
+          "version": "4.5.1",
+          "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/normalize-url/-/normalize-url-4.5.1.tgz",
+          "integrity": "sha512-9UZCFRHQdNrfTpGg8+1INIg93B6zE0aXMVFkw1WFwvO4SlZywU6aLg5Of0Ap/PgcbSw4LNxvMWXMeugwMCX0AA==",
           "dev": true
         }
       }
@@ -4642,9 +4665,9 @@
           "dev": true
         },
         "normalize-url": {
-          "version": "4.5.0",
-          "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/normalize-url/-/normalize-url-4.5.0.tgz",
-          "integrity": "sha512-2s47yzUxdexf1OhyRi4Em83iQk0aPvwTddtFz4hnSSw9dCEsLEGf6SwIO8ss/19S9iBb5sJaOuTvTGDeZI00BQ==",
+          "version": "4.5.1",
+          "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/normalize-url/-/normalize-url-4.5.1.tgz",
+          "integrity": "sha512-9UZCFRHQdNrfTpGg8+1INIg93B6zE0aXMVFkw1WFwvO4SlZywU6aLg5Of0Ap/PgcbSw4LNxvMWXMeugwMCX0AA==",
           "dev": true
         },
         "p-cancelable": {
@@ -5980,7 +6003,6 @@
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       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/jsonfile/-/jsonfile-6.1.0.tgz",
       "integrity": "sha512-5dgndWOriYSm5cnYaJNhalLNDKOqFwyDB/rr1E9ZsGciGvKPs8R2xYGCacuf3z6K1YKDz182fd+fY3cn3pMqXQ==",
-      "dev": true,
       "requires": {
         "graceful-fs": "^4.1.6",
         "universalify": "^2.0.0"
@@ -6841,9 +6863,9 @@
       "dev": true
     },
     "normalize-url": {
-      "version": "5.3.0",
-      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/normalize-url/-/normalize-url-5.3.0.tgz",
-      "integrity": "sha512-9/nOVLYYe/dO/eJeQUNaGUF4m4Z5E7cb9oNTKabH+bNf19mqj60txTcveQxL0GlcWLXCxkOu2/LwL8oW0idIDA=="
+      "version": "5.3.1",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/normalize-url/-/normalize-url-5.3.1.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-K1c7+vaAP+Yh5bOGmA10PGPpp+6h7WZrl7GwqKhUflBc9flU9pzG27DDeB9+iuhZkE3BJZOcgN1P/2sS5pqrWw=="
     },
     "npm": {
       "version": "6.14.12",
@@ -12250,9 +12272,9 @@
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     },
     "trim-newlines": {
-      "version": "3.0.0",
-      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/trim-newlines/-/trim-newlines-3.0.0.tgz",
-      "integrity": "sha512-C4+gOpvmxaSMKuEf9Qc134F1ZuOHVXKRbtEflf4NTtuuJDEIJ9p5PXsalL8SkeRw+qit1Mo+yuvMPAKwWg/1hA=="
+      "version": "3.0.1",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/trim-newlines/-/trim-newlines-3.0.1.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-c1PTsA3tYrIsLGkJkzHF+w9F2EyxfXGo4UyJc4pFL++FMjnq0HJS69T3M7d//gKrFKwy429bouPescbjecU+Zw=="
     },
     "trim-off-newlines": {
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@@ -12402,8 +12424,7 @@
     "universalify": {
       "version": "2.0.0",
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/universalify/-/universalify-2.0.0.tgz",
-      "integrity": "sha512-hAZsKq7Yy11Zu1DE0OzWjw7nnLZmJZYTDZZyEFHZdUhV8FkH5MCfoU1XMaxXovpyW5nq5scPqq0ZDP9Zyl04oQ==",
-      "dev": true
+      "integrity": "sha512-hAZsKq7Yy11Zu1DE0OzWjw7nnLZmJZYTDZZyEFHZdUhV8FkH5MCfoU1XMaxXovpyW5nq5scPqq0ZDP9Zyl04oQ=="
     },
     "unset-value": {
       "version": "1.0.0",