diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 3e2f5b4..8310d2a 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@
     "event-cleanup": "^1.0.3",
     "faucet": "0.0.1",
     "nyc": "^6.4.4",
-    "standard": "^7.1.0",
+    "standard": "^8.3.0",
     "tape": "^4.5.1",
     "zuul": "^3.10.1",
     "zuul-ngrok": "^4.0.0"