diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index fad80f6..519c541 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@
     "babel-preset-es2015": "^6.3.13",
     "faucet": "^0.0.1",
     "nyc": "^6.4.4",
-    "standard": "^7.0.0",
+    "standard": "^8.6.0",
     "tape": "^4.5.1",
     "webcoin-param-tests": "^1.0.0",
     "zuul": "^3.10.1",