diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index ebe1a83..90f7af9 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@
   "devDependencies": {
     "babel-cli": "^6.6.5",
     "babel-preset-es2015": "^6.6.0",
-    "standard": "^6.0.8"
+    "standard": "^8.6.0"
   },
   "repository": {
     "type": "git",