diff --git a/lib/get-pkg.js b/lib/get-pkg.js
index 86c7e92f..2a9b22f3 100644
--- a/lib/get-pkg.js
+++ b/lib/get-pkg.js
@@ -1,11 +1,11 @@
 const path = require('path');
-const readPkg = require('read-pkg');
+const {readPackageAsync} = require('read-pkg');
 const AggregateError = require('aggregate-error');
 const getError = require('./get-error');
 
 module.exports = async ({pkgRoot}, {cwd}) => {
   try {
-    const pkg = await readPkg({cwd: pkgRoot ? path.resolve(cwd, String(pkgRoot)) : cwd});
+    const pkg = await readPackageAsync({cwd: pkgRoot ? path.resolve(cwd, String(pkgRoot)) : cwd});
 
     if (!pkg.name) {
       throw getError('ENOPKGNAME');
diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json
index 1a18700f..55899530 100644
--- a/package-lock.json
+++ b/package-lock.json
@@ -623,6 +623,26 @@
         "registry-auth-token": "^4.0.0",
         "semver": "^7.1.2",
         "tempy": "^1.0.0"
+      },
+      "dependencies": {
+        "read-pkg": {
+          "version": "5.2.0",
+          "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/read-pkg/-/read-pkg-5.2.0.tgz",
+          "integrity": "sha512-Ug69mNOpfvKDAc2Q8DRpMjjzdtrnv9HcSMX+4VsZxD1aZ6ZzrIE7rlzXBtWTyhULSMKg076AW6WR5iZpD0JiOg==",
+          "dev": true,
+          "requires": {
+            "@types/normalize-package-data": "^2.4.0",
+            "normalize-package-data": "^2.5.0",
+            "parse-json": "^5.0.0",
+            "type-fest": "^0.6.0"
+          }
+        },
+        "type-fest": {
+          "version": "0.6.0",
+          "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/type-fest/-/type-fest-0.6.0.tgz",
+          "integrity": "sha512-q+MB8nYR1KDLrgr4G5yemftpMC7/QLqVndBmEEdqzmNj5dcFOO4Oo8qlwZE3ULT3+Zim1F8Kq4cBnikNhlCMlg==",
+          "dev": true
+        }
       }
     },
     "@semantic-release/release-notes-generator": {
@@ -1362,6 +1382,18 @@
           "integrity": "sha512-EykJT/Q1KjTWctppgIAgfSO0tKVuZUjhgMr17kqTumMl6Afv3EISleU7qZUzoXDFTAHTDC4NOoG/ZxU3EvlMPQ==",
           "dev": true
         },
+        "read-pkg": {
+          "version": "5.2.0",
+          "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/read-pkg/-/read-pkg-5.2.0.tgz",
+          "integrity": "sha512-Ug69mNOpfvKDAc2Q8DRpMjjzdtrnv9HcSMX+4VsZxD1aZ6ZzrIE7rlzXBtWTyhULSMKg076AW6WR5iZpD0JiOg==",
+          "dev": true,
+          "requires": {
+            "@types/normalize-package-data": "^2.4.0",
+            "normalize-package-data": "^2.5.0",
+            "parse-json": "^5.0.0",
+            "type-fest": "^0.6.0"
+          }
+        },
         "supports-color": {
           "version": "7.2.0",
           "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/supports-color/-/supports-color-7.2.0.tgz",
@@ -1370,6 +1402,12 @@
           "requires": {
             "has-flag": "^4.0.0"
           }
+        },
+        "type-fest": {
+          "version": "0.6.0",
+          "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/type-fest/-/type-fest-0.6.0.tgz",
+          "integrity": "sha512-q+MB8nYR1KDLrgr4G5yemftpMC7/QLqVndBmEEdqzmNj5dcFOO4Oo8qlwZE3ULT3+Zim1F8Kq4cBnikNhlCMlg==",
+          "dev": true
         }
       }
     },
@@ -4568,7 +4606,8 @@
     "hosted-git-info": {
       "version": "2.8.8",
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/hosted-git-info/-/hosted-git-info-2.8.8.tgz",
-      "integrity": "sha512-f/wzC2QaWBs7t9IYqB4T3sR1xviIViXJRJTWBlx2Gf3g0Xi5vI7Yy4koXQ1c9OYDGHN9sBy1DQ2AB8fqZBWhUg=="
+      "integrity": "sha512-f/wzC2QaWBs7t9IYqB4T3sR1xviIViXJRJTWBlx2Gf3g0Xi5vI7Yy4koXQ1c9OYDGHN9sBy1DQ2AB8fqZBWhUg==",
+      "dev": true
     },
     "html-escaper": {
       "version": "2.0.2",
@@ -6139,6 +6178,7 @@
       "version": "2.5.0",
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/normalize-package-data/-/normalize-package-data-2.5.0.tgz",
       "integrity": "sha512-/5CMN3T0R4XTj4DcGaexo+roZSdSFW/0AOOTROrjxzCG1wrWXEsGbRKevjlIL+ZDE4sZlJr5ED4YW0yqmkK+eA==",
+      "dev": true,
       "requires": {
         "hosted-git-info": "^2.1.4",
         "resolve": "^1.10.0",
@@ -6149,7 +6189,8 @@
         "semver": {
           "version": "5.7.1",
           "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/semver/-/semver-5.7.1.tgz",
-          "integrity": "sha512-sauaDf/PZdVgrLTNYHRtpXa1iRiKcaebiKQ1BJdpQlWH2lCvexQdX55snPFyK7QzpudqbCI0qXFfOasHdyNDGQ=="
+          "integrity": "sha512-sauaDf/PZdVgrLTNYHRtpXa1iRiKcaebiKQ1BJdpQlWH2lCvexQdX55snPFyK7QzpudqbCI0qXFfOasHdyNDGQ==",
+          "dev": true
         }
       }
     },
@@ -10174,14 +10215,35 @@
       }
     },
     "read-pkg": {
-      "version": "5.2.0",
-      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/read-pkg/-/read-pkg-5.2.0.tgz",
-      "integrity": "sha512-Ug69mNOpfvKDAc2Q8DRpMjjzdtrnv9HcSMX+4VsZxD1aZ6ZzrIE7rlzXBtWTyhULSMKg076AW6WR5iZpD0JiOg==",
+      "version": "6.0.0",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/read-pkg/-/read-pkg-6.0.0.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-X1Fu3dPuk/8ZLsMhEj5f4wFAF0DWoK7qhGJvgaijocXxBmSToKfbFtqbxMO7bVjNA1dmE5huAzjXj/ey86iw9Q==",
       "requires": {
         "@types/normalize-package-data": "^2.4.0",
-        "normalize-package-data": "^2.5.0",
-        "parse-json": "^5.0.0",
-        "type-fest": "^0.6.0"
+        "normalize-package-data": "^3.0.2",
+        "parse-json": "^5.2.0",
+        "type-fest": "^1.0.1"
+      },
+      "dependencies": {
+        "hosted-git-info": {
+          "version": "4.0.2",
+          "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/hosted-git-info/-/hosted-git-info-4.0.2.tgz",
+          "integrity": "sha512-c9OGXbZ3guC/xOlCg1Ci/VgWlwsqDv1yMQL1CWqXDL0hDjXuNcq0zuR4xqPSuasI3kqFDhqSyTjREz5gzq0fXg==",
+          "requires": {
+            "lru-cache": "^6.0.0"
+          }
+        },
+        "normalize-package-data": {
+          "version": "3.0.2",
+          "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/normalize-package-data/-/normalize-package-data-3.0.2.tgz",
+          "integrity": "sha512-6CdZocmfGaKnIHPVFhJJZ3GuR8SsLKvDANFp47Jmy51aKIr8akjAWTSxtpI+MBgBFdSMRyo4hMpDlT6dTffgZg==",
+          "requires": {
+            "hosted-git-info": "^4.0.1",
+            "resolve": "^1.20.0",
+            "semver": "^7.3.4",
+            "validate-npm-package-license": "^3.0.1"
+          }
+        }
       }
     },
     "read-pkg-up": {
@@ -10195,6 +10257,26 @@
         "type-fest": "^0.8.1"
       },
       "dependencies": {
+        "read-pkg": {
+          "version": "5.2.0",
+          "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/read-pkg/-/read-pkg-5.2.0.tgz",
+          "integrity": "sha512-Ug69mNOpfvKDAc2Q8DRpMjjzdtrnv9HcSMX+4VsZxD1aZ6ZzrIE7rlzXBtWTyhULSMKg076AW6WR5iZpD0JiOg==",
+          "dev": true,
+          "requires": {
+            "@types/normalize-package-data": "^2.4.0",
+            "normalize-package-data": "^2.5.0",
+            "parse-json": "^5.0.0",
+            "type-fest": "^0.6.0"
+          },
+          "dependencies": {
+            "type-fest": {
+              "version": "0.6.0",
+              "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/type-fest/-/type-fest-0.6.0.tgz",
+              "integrity": "sha512-q+MB8nYR1KDLrgr4G5yemftpMC7/QLqVndBmEEdqzmNj5dcFOO4Oo8qlwZE3ULT3+Zim1F8Kq4cBnikNhlCMlg==",
+              "dev": true
+            }
+          }
+        },
         "type-fest": {
           "version": "0.8.1",
           "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/type-fest/-/type-fest-0.8.1.tgz",
@@ -11732,9 +11814,9 @@
       "dev": true
     },
     "type-fest": {
-      "version": "0.6.0",
-      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/type-fest/-/type-fest-0.6.0.tgz",
-      "integrity": "sha512-q+MB8nYR1KDLrgr4G5yemftpMC7/QLqVndBmEEdqzmNj5dcFOO4Oo8qlwZE3ULT3+Zim1F8Kq4cBnikNhlCMlg=="
+      "version": "1.0.1",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/type-fest/-/type-fest-1.0.1.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-+UTPE7JT3O+sUpRroRgQAbbSfIRBwOHh+o/oruB1JJE6g6uBm3Y0D82fO3xu8VHfxJLQjeRp0PEY6mRmh/lElA=="
     },
     "typedarray-to-buffer": {
       "version": "3.1.5",
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index a2f9b80f..9dbdc8fe 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@
     "normalize-url": "^5.0.0",
     "npm": "^6.14.9",
     "rc": "^1.2.8",
-    "read-pkg": "^5.0.0",
+    "read-pkg": "^6.0.0",
     "registry-auth-token": "^4.0.0",
     "semver": "^7.1.2",
     "tempy": "^1.0.0"