diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index f135801..4b07dd8 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@
     "power-assert": "^1.4.2",
     "rimraf": "^2.5.4",
     "standard": "^10.0.1",
-    "standard-version": "^4.0.0",
+    "standard-version": "^8.0.1",
     "uglify-js": "^2.7.0"
   },
   "peerDependencies": {