diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 0d8faaf..59f1f38 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@
     "load-grunt-tasks": "^3.2.0",
     "mocha": "^3.2.0",
     "sinon": "^2.0.0",
-    "standard": "^7.1.2"
+    "standard": "^9.0.2"
   },
   "contributors": [
     "Mark Ethan Trostler <mark@zzo.com>",