diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index d8166c0..551d711 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@
   "devDependencies": {
     "faucet": "0.0.1",
     "nyc": "^6.4.4",
-    "standard": "^7.0.0",
+    "standard": "^8.0.0",
     "tape": "^4.5.1",
     "zuul": "^3.10.1",
     "zuul-ngrok": "^4.0.0"