diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 39750fe0d..3093d0f1b 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@
     "@nymag/dom": "^1.3.1",
     "@yoshokatana/medium-button": "^1.1.0",
     "autoprefixer": "^6.4.1",
-    "babel-core": "^6.14.0",
+    "babel-core": "^6.18.0",
     "babel-loader": "^6.2.5",
     "babel-preset-es2015": "^6.14.0",
     "babelify": "^7.3.0",