diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 0b0ba23..51e7b8c 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@
   },
   "devDependencies": {
     "after-all": "^2.0.2",
-    "standard": "^6.0.8",
+    "standard": "^7.0.1",
     "tape": "^4.5.1"
   },
   "scripts": {