diff --git a/packages/welcome/package.json b/packages/welcome/package.json
index 4e97d8ef7da..428c58b2617 100644
--- a/packages/welcome/package.json
+++ b/packages/welcome/package.json
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@
   },
   "devDependencies": {
     "atom-mocha-test-runner": "^1.0.0",
-    "standard": "^8.6.0"
+    "standard": "^16.0.0"
   },
   "standard": {
     "globals": [