diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 050f82ac..fbfcbbdb 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@
   },
   "license": "MIT",
   "devDependencies": {
-    "babel-core": "6.14.0",
+    "babel-core": "6.16.0",
     "babel-preset-es2015": "6.14.0",
     "babel-register": "6.14.0",
     "chai": "3.5.0",