diff --git a/clippy_lints/Cargo.toml b/clippy_lints/Cargo.toml
index d7a95ba04dd..1b3471ee093 100644
--- a/clippy_lints/Cargo.toml
+++ b/clippy_lints/Cargo.toml
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ keywords = ["clippy", "lint", "plugin"]
 [dependencies]
 matches = "0.1.2"
 regex-syntax = "0.4.0"
-semver = "0.2.1"
+semver = "0.6.0"
 toml = "0.2"
 unicode-normalization = "0.1"
 quine-mc_cluskey = "0.2.2"