diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index a6060de..bbad172 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -86,7 +86,7 @@
     "mocha": "^2.2.0",
     "proxyquire": "^1.4.0",
     "sinon": "^1.12.2",
-    "standard": "^5.0.0",
+    "standard": "^8.0.0",
     "travis-cov": "^0.2.0"
   },
   "license": "MIT"