diff --git a/rebar.config b/rebar.config
index 19c59a74..7b46ec26 100644
--- a/rebar.config
+++ b/rebar.config
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
         {providers,           "1.5.0"},
         {getopt,              "0.8.2"},
         {bbmustache,          "1.0.4"},
-        {relx,                "3.5.0"}]}.
+        {relx,                "3.6.0"}]}.
 
 {escript_name, rebar3}.
 {escript_emu_args, "%%! +sbtu +A0\n"}.
diff --git a/rebar.lock b/rebar.lock
index eb95423e..96af34fb 100644
--- a/rebar.lock
+++ b/rebar.lock
@@ -3,5 +3,5 @@
  {<<"erlware_commons">>,{pkg,<<"erlware_commons">>,<<"0.16.0">>},0},
  {<<"getopt">>,{pkg,<<"getopt">>,<<"0.8.2">>},0},
  {<<"providers">>,{pkg,<<"providers">>,<<"1.5.0">>},0},
- {<<"relx">>,{pkg,<<"relx">>,<<"3.5.0">>},0},
+ {<<"relx">>,{pkg,<<"relx">>,<<"3.6.0">>},0},
  {<<"ssl_verify_hostname">>,{pkg,<<"ssl_verify_hostname">>,<<"1.0.5">>},0}].