diff --git a/release.config.js b/release.config.js
index d4eb884c..4bb5c9ae 100644
--- a/release.config.js
+++ b/release.config.js
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ module.exports = {
     [
       "@semantic-release/exec",
       {
-        prepareCmd: "node scripts/release.js ${nextRelease.version}",
+        prepareCmd: "node scripts/release.mjs ${nextRelease.version}",
       },
     ],
     [
diff --git a/scripts/commons.js b/scripts/commons.mjs
similarity index 71%
rename from scripts/commons.js
rename to scripts/commons.mjs
index de4cf4ab..62912307 100644
--- a/scripts/commons.js
+++ b/scripts/commons.mjs
@@ -1,14 +1,14 @@
-const execa = require("execa");
-const fs = require("fs-extra");
+import { execa } from "execa";
+import * as fs from "fs-extra";
 
-const releaseDirectories = [
+export const releaseDirectories = [
   "graphiql",
   "src",
   "templates",
   "vendor/webonyx/graphql-php/src",
 ];
 
-const releaseFiles = [
+export const releaseFiles = [
   "vendor/webonyx/graphql-php/composer.json",
   "vendor/webonyx/graphql-php/LICENSE",
   "vendor/webonyx/graphql-php/README.md",
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ const releaseFiles = [
   "Readme.md",
 ];
 
-async function updateFile(filename, matcher, replaceStr, message) {
+export async function updateFile(filename, matcher, replaceStr, message) {
   try {
     console.log(`🟡 ${message}`);
     let content = await fs.readFile(filename, "utf8");
@@ -34,11 +34,11 @@ async function updateFile(filename, matcher, replaceStr, message) {
   }
 }
 
-async function execute(file, arguments, message) {
+export async function execute(file, args, message) {
   let result = {};
   try {
     console.log(`🟡 ${message}`);
-    result = await execa(file, arguments);
+    result = await execa(file, args);
     console.log(result.stdout);
     console.log(`✅ ${message}`);
   } catch (err) {
@@ -47,10 +47,3 @@ async function execute(file, arguments, message) {
   }
   return result;
 }
-
-module.exports = {
-  releaseDirectories,
-  releaseFiles,
-  updateFile,
-  execute,
-};
diff --git a/scripts/release.js b/scripts/release.mjs
similarity index 91%
rename from scripts/release.js
rename to scripts/release.mjs
index 4578a447..c5551cbf 100644
--- a/scripts/release.js
+++ b/scripts/release.mjs
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
-const fs = require("fs");
-const process = require("process");
-const archiver = require("archiver");
-const path = require("path");
-const { releaseDirectories, releaseFiles, updateFile } = require("./commons");
+import fs from "fs";
+import process from "process";
+import archiver from "archiver";
+import path from "path";
+import { releaseDirectories, releaseFiles, updateFile } from "./commons.mjs";
 
 const tarballReleaseFiles = () =>
   new Promise((resolve, reject) => {