diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json
index 535f512..798b084 100644
--- a/package-lock.json
+++ b/package-lock.json
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@
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-        "@alcalzone/release-script-plugin-license": "^3.7.0",
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         "chai": "^4.5.0",
         "mocha": "^11.7.1",
         "nyc": "^17.1.0"
@@ -159,17 +159,28 @@
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-      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/@alcalzone/release-script-plugin-license/-/release-script-plugin-license-3.7.0.tgz",
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-        "fs-extra": "^10.1.0",
+        "@alcalzone/release-script-core": "5.1.1",
         "tiny-glob": "^0.2.9"
       },
       "engines": {
-        "node": ">=12.20"
+        "node": ">=18"
+      }
+    },
+    "node_modules/@alcalzone/release-script-plugin-license/node_modules/@alcalzone/release-script-core": {
+      "version": "5.1.1",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/@alcalzone/release-script-core/-/release-script-core-5.1.1.tgz",
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+      "dev": true,
+      "dependencies": {
+        "execa": "^5.1.1"
+      },
+      "engines": {
+        "node": ">=18"
       }
     },
     "node_modules/@alcalzone/release-script-plugin-package": {
@@ -3449,14 +3460,24 @@
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-      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/@alcalzone/release-script-plugin-license/-/release-script-plugin-license-3.7.0.tgz",
-      "integrity": "sha512-HLnKHr3pc6NJJ7zAa8S/SdC305oEurnkRa9XNP5F6rgrixsxUiynBVh0tpPsVsOTdndm7fNIBRfR66IGnw0cag==",
+      "version": "5.1.1",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/@alcalzone/release-script-plugin-license/-/release-script-plugin-license-5.1.1.tgz",
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       "requires": {
-        "@alcalzone/release-script-core": "3.7.0",
-        "fs-extra": "^10.1.0",
+        "@alcalzone/release-script-core": "5.1.1",
         "tiny-glob": "^0.2.9"
+      },
+      "dependencies": {
+        "@alcalzone/release-script-core": {
+          "version": "5.1.1",
+          "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/@alcalzone/release-script-core/-/release-script-core-5.1.1.tgz",
+          "integrity": "sha512-aN+mmuHQ3h/K9+RBWCUl4/NF/O/kGIa6GhrlK5pposZ5FTSEitzE0wT4yHbtXRWfnfHwDajvOTWYHm9e3RnI0Q==",
+          "dev": true,
+          "requires": {
+            "execa": "^5.1.1"
+          }
+        }
       }
     },
     "@alcalzone/release-script-plugin-package": {
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 112f3ba..d13a201 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@
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-    "@alcalzone/release-script-plugin-license": "^3.7.0",
+    "@alcalzone/release-script-plugin-license": "^5.1.1",
     "mocha": "^11.7.1",
     "chai": "^4.5.0",
     "nyc": "^17.1.0"