diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 2b349a82..6ca215fb 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@
     "nyc": "^3.0.0",
     "proxyquire": "^1.5.0",
     "rimraf": "^2.4.0",
-    "standard": "^4.2.1",
+    "standard": "^5.0.2",
     "tap": "^1.3.1"
   },
   "homepage": "https://github.com/semantic-release/semantic-release/tree/next#readme",