diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 03855477d..12c501349 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -91,7 +91,7 @@
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     "markdown-preview": "0.15.0",
     "metrics": "0.8.0",
-    "package-generator": "0.16.0",
+    "package-generator": "0.17.0",
     "release-notes": "0.11.0",
     "settings-view": "0.37.0",
     "snippets": "0.13.0",