diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 4b63efa070..58f701eba2 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@
     "babel-core": "^6.26.0",
     "babel-eslint": "^10.0.3",
     "babel-loader": "^7.1.4",
-    "babel-plugin-istanbul": "^4.1.6",
+    "babel-plugin-istanbul": "^5.2.0",
     "babel-preset-env": "^1.6.1",
     "babel-preset-es2015": "^6.24.1",
     "babelify": "^7.3.0",