diff --git a/mix.exs b/mix.exs
index 223b2900..35a63aeb 100644
--- a/mix.exs
+++ b/mix.exs
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ defmodule Faker.Mixfile do
     [
       {:ex_doc, "== 0.33.0", only: :dev, runtime: false},
       {:earmark, "1.4.46", only: :dev, runtime: false},
-      {:credo, "== 1.7.5", only: [:dev, :test], runtime: false},
+      {:credo, "== 1.7.6", only: [:dev, :test], runtime: false},
       {:dialyxir, "== 1.4.3", only: [:dev], runtime: false}
     ]
   end
diff --git a/mix.lock b/mix.lock
index c5568ba9..d12298d8 100644
--- a/mix.lock
+++ b/mix.lock
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 %{
   "bunt": {:hex, :bunt, "1.0.0", "081c2c665f086849e6d57900292b3a161727ab40431219529f13c4ddcf3e7a44", [:mix], [], "hexpm", "dc5f86aa08a5f6fa6b8096f0735c4e76d54ae5c9fa2c143e5a1fc7c1cd9bb6b5"},
-  "credo": {:hex, :credo, "1.7.5", "643213503b1c766ec0496d828c90c424471ea54da77c8a168c725686377b9545", [:mix], [{:bunt, "~> 0.2.1 or ~> 1.0", [hex: :bunt, repo: "hexpm", optional: false]}, {:file_system, "~> 0.2 or ~> 1.0", [hex: :file_system, repo: "hexpm", optional: false]}, {:jason, "~> 1.0", [hex: :jason, repo: "hexpm", optional: false]}], "hexpm", "f799e9b5cd1891577d8c773d245668aa74a2fcd15eb277f51a0131690ebfb3fd"},
+  "credo": {:hex, :credo, "1.7.6", "b8f14011a5443f2839b04def0b252300842ce7388f3af177157c86da18dfbeea", [:mix], [{:bunt, "~> 0.2.1 or ~> 1.0", [hex: :bunt, repo: "hexpm", optional: false]}, {:file_system, "~> 0.2 or ~> 1.0", [hex: :file_system, repo: "hexpm", optional: false]}, {:jason, "~> 1.0", [hex: :jason, repo: "hexpm", optional: false]}], "hexpm", "146f347fb9f8cbc5f7e39e3f22f70acbef51d441baa6d10169dd604bfbc55296"},
   "dialyxir": {:hex, :dialyxir, "1.4.3", "edd0124f358f0b9e95bfe53a9fcf806d615d8f838e2202a9f430d59566b6b53b", [:mix], [{:erlex, ">= 0.2.6", [hex: :erlex, repo: "hexpm", optional: false]}], "hexpm", "bf2cfb75cd5c5006bec30141b131663299c661a864ec7fbbc72dfa557487a986"},
   "earmark": {:hex, :earmark, "1.4.46", "8c7287bd3137e99d26ae4643e5b7ef2129a260e3dcf41f251750cb4563c8fb81", [:mix], [], "hexpm", "798d86db3d79964e759ddc0c077d5eb254968ed426399fbf5a62de2b5ff8910a"},
   "earmark_parser": {:hex, :earmark_parser, "1.4.39", "424642f8335b05bb9eb611aa1564c148a8ee35c9c8a8bba6e129d51a3e3c6769", [:mix], [], "hexpm", "06553a88d1f1846da9ef066b87b57c6f605552cfbe40d20bd8d59cc6bde41944"},