diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index b15172fc..5f0c4705 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@
     "lint:docs": "markdownlint **/*.md",
     "lint:js": "eslint .",
     "generate-readme-table": "node build/generate-readme-table.js",
-    "generate-release": "node-release-script",
+    "generate-release": "release-it",
     "test": "nyc --all --check-coverage --include lib mocha tests --recursive"
   },
   "files": [
@@ -39,7 +39,6 @@
     "statements": 99
   },
   "devDependencies": {
-    "@not-an-aardvark/node-release-script": "^0.1.0",
     "chai": "^4.1.0",
     "dirty-chai": "^2.0.1",
     "eslint": "^7.9.0",
@@ -55,7 +54,8 @@
     "markdownlint-cli": "^0.27.1",
     "mocha": "^7.1.1",
     "npm-run-all": "^4.1.5",
-    "nyc": "^15.1.0"
+    "nyc": "^15.1.0",
+    "release-it": "^14.9.0"
   },
   "peerDependencies": {
     "eslint": ">=6.0.0"