diff --git a/index.js b/index.js
index 9c7879c..b1c0f94 100644
--- a/index.js
+++ b/index.js
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 
 var path = require("path");
 var fs = require('fs');
-var GitHubApi = require("github");
+var mime = require("mime-types");
 var cwd = process.cwd();
 
 var verbose;
@@ -11,25 +11,8 @@ var consoleLog = function(x){
 };
 
 function NodePreGypGithub() {}
-
-NodePreGypGithub.prototype.github = new GitHubApi({ // set defaults
-	// required
-	version: "3.0.0",
-	// optional
-	debug: false,
-	protocol: "https",
-	host: "api.github.com",
-	pathPrefix: "", // for some GHEs; none for GitHub
-	timeout: 5000,
-	headers: {}
-});
-
-NodePreGypGithub.prototype.owner = "";
-NodePreGypGithub.prototype.repo = "";
-NodePreGypGithub.prototype.package_json = {};
-NodePreGypGithub.prototype.release = {};
+NodePreGypGithub.prototype.octokit = require("@octokit/rest");
 NodePreGypGithub.prototype.stage_dir = path.join(cwd,"build","stage");
-
 NodePreGypGithub.prototype.init = function() {
 	var ownerRepo, hostPrefix;
 	
@@ -39,25 +22,30 @@ NodePreGypGithub.prototype.init = function() {
 		throw new Error('Missing repository.url in package.json');
 	}
 	else {
-		ownerRepo = this.package_json.repository.url.match(/github\.com\/(.*)(?=\.git)/i);
+		ownerRepo = this.package_json.repository.url.match(/https?:\/\/([^\/]+)\/(.*)(?=\.git)/i);
 		if(ownerRepo) {
-			ownerRepo = ownerRepo[1].split('/');
+      this.host = ownerRepo[1];
+			ownerRepo = ownerRepo[2].split('/');
 			this.owner = ownerRepo[0];
 			this.repo = ownerRepo[1];
 		}
 		else throw new Error('A correctly formatted GitHub repository.url was not found within package.json');
 	}
 	
-	hostPrefix = 'https://github.com/' + this.owner + '/' + this.repo + '/releases/download/';
+	hostPrefix = 'https://' + this.host + '/' + this.owner + '/' + this.repo + '/releases/download/';
 	if(!this.package_json.binary || 'object' !== typeof this.package_json.binary || 'string' !== typeof this.package_json.binary.host){
 		throw new Error('Missing binary.host in package.json');
 	}
 	else if (this.package_json.binary.host.substr(0, hostPrefix.length) !== hostPrefix){
 		throw new Error('binary.host in package.json should begin with: "' + hostPrefix + '"');
 	}
-	
-	this.github.headers = {"user-agent": (this.package_json.name) ? this.package_json.name : "node-pre-gyp-github"}; // GitHub is happy with a unique user agent
-	
+
+  this.octokit = NodePreGypGithub.prototype.octokit({
+    baseUrl: 'https://' + this.host + '/api/v3',
+    headers: {
+      "user-agent": (this.package_json.name) ? this.package_json.name : "node-pre-gyp-github"
+    }
+  });
 };
 
 NodePreGypGithub.prototype.authenticate_settings = function(){
@@ -71,6 +59,7 @@ NodePreGypGithub.prototype.authenticate_settings = function(){
 
 NodePreGypGithub.prototype.createRelease = function(args, callback) {
 	var options = {
+		'host': this.host,
 		'owner': this.owner,
 		'repo': this.repo,
 		'tag_name': this.package_json.version,
@@ -86,19 +75,21 @@ NodePreGypGithub.prototype.createRelease = function(args, callback) {
 			options[key] = args[key];
 		}
 	});
-	
-	this.github.authenticate(this.authenticate_settings());
-	this.github.releases.createRelease(options, callback);
+	this.octokit.authenticate(this.authenticate_settings());
+	this.octokit.repos.createRelease(options, callback);
 };
 
 NodePreGypGithub.prototype.uploadAsset = function(cfg){
-	this.github.authenticate(this.authenticate_settings());
-	this.github.releases.uploadAsset({
+	this.octokit.authenticate(this.authenticate_settings());
+	this.octokit.repos.uploadAsset({
+    url: this.release.upload_url,
 		owner: this.owner,
 		id: this.release.id,
 		repo: this.repo,
 		name: cfg.fileName,
-		filePath: cfg.filePath
+		file: cfg.filePath,
+    contentType: mime.contentType(cfg.fileName) || 'application/octet-stream',
+    contentLength: fs.statSync(cfg.filePath).size,
 	}, function(err){
 		if(err) throw err;
 		consoleLog('Staged file ' + cfg.fileName + ' saved to ' + this.owner + '/' +  this.repo + ' release ' + this.release.tag_name + ' successfully.');
@@ -114,19 +105,19 @@ NodePreGypGithub.prototype.uploadAssets = function(){
 		if(!files.length) throw new Error('No files found within the stage directory: ' + this.stage_dir);
 		
 		files.forEach(function(file){
-			asset = this.release.assets.filter(function(element, index, array){
-				return element.name === file;
+      if(this.release && this.release.assets) {
+			  asset = this.release.assets.filter(function(element, index, array){
+				  return element.name === file;
+			  });
+			  if(asset.length) {
+				  throw new Error("Staged file " + file + " found but it already exists in release " + this.release.tag_name + ". If you would like to replace it, you must first manually delete it within GitHub.");
+			  }
+      }
+			consoleLog("Staged file " + file + " found. Proceeding to upload it.");
+			this.uploadAsset({
+				fileName: file,
+				filePath: path.join(this.stage_dir, file)
 			});
-			if(asset.length) {
-				throw new Error("Staged file " + file + " found but it already exists in release " + this.release.tag_name + ". If you would like to replace it, you must first manually delete it within GitHub.");
-			}
-			else {
-				consoleLog("Staged file " + file + " found. Proceeding to upload it.");
-				this.uploadAsset({
-					fileName: file,
-					filePath: path.join(this.stage_dir, file)
-				});
-			}
 		}.bind(this));
 	}.bind(this));
 };
@@ -135,13 +126,12 @@ NodePreGypGithub.prototype.publish = function(options) {
 	options = (typeof options === 'undefined') ? {} : options;
 	verbose = (typeof options.verbose === 'undefined' || options.verbose) ? true : false;
 	this.init();
-	this.github.authenticate(this.authenticate_settings());
-	this.github.releases.listReleases({
+	this.octokit.authenticate(this.authenticate_settings());
+	this.octokit.repos.getReleases({
 		'owner': this.owner,
 		'repo': this.repo
 	}, function(err, data){
 		var release;
-		
 		if(err) throw err;
 		
 		// when remote_path is set expect files to be in stage_dir / remote_path after substitution
@@ -152,37 +142,27 @@ NodePreGypGithub.prototype.publish = function(options) {
 			// This is here for backwards compatibility for before binary.remote_path support was added in version 1.2.0.
 			options.tag_name = this.package_json.version;
 		}
-		
-		release	= (function(){ // create a new array containing only those who have a matching version.
-			if(data) {
-				data = data.filter(function(element, index, array){
-					return element.tag_name === options.tag_name;
-				}.bind(this));
-				return data;
-			}
-			else return [];
-		}.bind(this))();
-		
-		this.release = release[0];
-		
-		if(!release.length) {
+		release = data.data.filter(function(element, index, array){
+			return element.tag_name === options.tag_name;
+    });
+		if(release.length === 0) {
 			this.createRelease(options, function(err, release) {
 				if(err) throw err;
-				
-				this.release = release;
-				if (release.draft) {
-					consoleLog('Release ' + release.tag_name + " not found, so a draft release was created. YOU MUST MANUALLY PUBLISH THIS DRAFT WITHIN GITHUB FOR IT TO BE ACCESSIBLE.");
+				this.release = release.data;
+				if (this.release.draft) {
+					consoleLog('Release ' + this.release.tag_name + " not found, so a draft release was created. YOU MUST MANUALLY PUBLISH THIS DRAFT WITHIN GITHUB FOR IT TO BE ACCESSIBLE.");
 				}
 				else {
 					consoleLog('Release ' + release.tag_name + " not found, so a new release was created and published.");
 				}
-				this.uploadAssets();
+				this.uploadAssets(this.release.upload_url);
 			}.bind(this));
 		}
 		else {
+      this.release = release[0];
 			this.uploadAssets();
 		}
 	}.bind(this));
 };
 
-module.exports = NodePreGypGithub;
\ No newline at end of file
+module.exports = NodePreGypGithub;
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index a99be2a..0644e05 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -25,8 +25,10 @@
     "releases"
   ],
   "dependencies": {
-    "github": "^0.2.4",
-    "commander": "^2.9.0"
+    "@octokit/rest": "^15.9.5",
+    "commander": "^2.9.0",
+    "mime-types": "^2.1.19",
+    "sinon": "^6.1.4"
   },
   "devDependencies": {
     "chai": "^3.5.0",
diff --git a/test/test.js b/test/test.js
index 7071d7c..0564081 100644
--- a/test/test.js
+++ b/test/test.js
@@ -5,23 +5,31 @@ var fs = require("fs");
 var Index = require('../index.js');
 var index = new Index();
 var stage_dir = index.stage_dir;
+var Octokit = require("@octokit/rest");
+var octokit = Octokit();
+var sinon = require('sinon')
 var reset_index = function(index_string_ref) {
 	delete require.cache[require.resolve(index_string_ref)];
 	return require(index_string_ref);
 };
+
+var sandbox = sinon.createSandbox();
+
 var reset_mocks = function() {
+  sandbox.restore();
 	process.env.NODE_PRE_GYP_GITHUB_TOKEN = "secret";
 	fs = reset_index('fs');
 	fs.readFileSync = function(){return '{"name":"test","version":"0.0.1","repository": {"url":"git+https://github.com/test/test.git"},"binary":{"host":"https://github.com/test/test/releases/download/","remote_path":"{version}"}}';};
 	index.stage_dir = stage_dir;
-	index.github.authenticate = function(){};
-	index.github.releases.listReleases = function(options, cb){
-		cb(null, [{"tag_name":"0.0.0","assets":[{"name":"filename"}]}]);
-	};
-	index.github.releases.createRelease = function(options, cb){
-		cb(null,{"tag_name":"0.0.1","draft":true,"assets":[{}]});
-	};
-	index.github.releases.uploadAsset = function(cfg,cb){cb();};
+  Index.prototype.octokit = function() {return octokit;};
+	sandbox.stub(octokit, 'authenticate');
+	sandbox.stub(octokit.repos, 'getReleases').callsFake(function(options, cb){
+		cb(null, {data: [{"tag_name":"0.0.0","assets":[{"name":"filename"}]}]});
+	});
+	sandbox.stub(octokit.repos, 'createRelease').callsFake(function(options, cb){
+		cb(null,{data: {"tag_name":"0.0.1","draft":true,"assets":[{}]}});
+	});
+	sandbox.stub(octokit.repos, 'uploadAsset').callsFake(function(cfg,cb){cb();});
 };
 
 if(!process.env.COVERALLS_SERVICE_NAME) console.log('To post to coveralls.io, be sure to set COVERALLS_SERVICE_NAME environment variable');
@@ -37,9 +45,8 @@ describe("Publishes packages to GitHub Releases", function() {
 			fs.readdir = function(filename, cb) {
 				cb(null,["filename"]);
 			};
-			index.github.releases.createRelease = function(options, cb){
-				cb(null,{"tag_name":"0.0.1","draft":false,"assets":[{}]});
-			};
+      fs.statSync = function() {return 0;}
+      index.publish(options)
 			expect(function(){ index.publish(options); }).to.not.throw();
 		});
 		
@@ -91,22 +98,24 @@ describe("Publishes packages to GitHub Releases", function() {
 			expect(function(){ index.publish(options); }).to.throw("NODE_PRE_GYP_GITHUB_TOKEN environment variable not found");
 		});
 		
-		it("should throw an error when github.releases.listReleases returns an error", function() {
+		it("should throw an error when octokit.repos.getReleases returns an error", function() {
 			var options = {'draft': true, 'verbose': false};
 			reset_mocks();
-			index.github.releases.listReleases = function(options, cb){
-				cb(new Error('listReleases error'));
-			};
-			expect(function(){ index.publish(options); }).to.throw('listReleases error');
+      
+			octokit.repos.getReleases.restore();
+      sandbox.stub(octokit.repos, 'getReleases').callsFake(function(options, cb){
+				cb(new Error('getReleases error'));
+			});
+			expect(function(){ index.publish(options); }).to.throw('getReleases error');
 		});
 		
 		it("should throw an error when github.releases.createRelease returns an error", function() {
 			var options = {'draft': true, 'verbose': false};
 			reset_mocks();
-			index.github.releases.listReleases = function(options, cb){
-				cb(null,null);
+			octokit.repos.getReleases = function(options, cb){
+				cb(null,{data: []});
 			};
-			index.github.releases.createRelease = function(options, cb){
+			octokit.repos.createRelease = function(options, cb){
 				cb(new Error('createRelease error'));
 			};
 			expect(function(){ index.publish(options); }).to.throw('createRelease error');
@@ -136,8 +145,8 @@ describe("Publishes packages to GitHub Releases", function() {
 			fs.readdir = function(filename, cb) {
 				cb(null,["filename"]);
 			};
-			index.github.releases.listReleases = function(options, cb){
-				cb(null, [{"tag_name":"0.0.1","assets":[{"name":"filename"}]}]);
+			octokit.repos.getReleases = function(options, cb){
+				cb(null, {data: [{"tag_name":"0.0.1","assets":[{"name":"filename"}]}]});
 			};
 			expect(function(){ index.publish(options); }).to.throw(/^Staged file .* found but it already exists in release .*. If you would like to replace it, you must first manually delete it within GitHub./i);
 		});
@@ -148,7 +157,7 @@ describe("Publishes packages to GitHub Releases", function() {
 			fs.readdir = function(filename, cb) {
 				cb(null,["filename"]);
 			};
-			index.github.releases.uploadAsset = function(cfg,cb){
+			octokit.repos.uploadAsset = function(cfg,cb){
 				cb(new Error('uploadAsset error')); 
 			};
 			expect(function(){ index.publish(options); }).to.throw("uploadAsset error");
@@ -165,11 +174,12 @@ describe("Publishes packages to GitHub Releases", function() {
 			fs.readdir = function(filename, cb) {
 				cb(null,["filename"]);
 			};
-			index.github.releases.createRelease = function(options, cb){
-				cb(null,{"tag_name":"0.0.1","draft":false,"assets":[{}]});
+      fs.statSync = function() {return 0;}
+			octokit.reposcreateRelease = function(options, cb){
+				cb(null,{data: {"tag_name":"0.0.1","draft":false,"assets":[{}]}});
 			};
 			expect(function(){ index.publish(options); }).to.not.throw();
 		});
 		
 	});
-});
\ No newline at end of file
+});