diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 2edb7d7..042c64a 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@
   "devDependencies": {
     "coveralls": "^3.0.0",
     "rimraf": "^2.5.3",
-    "standard": "^11.0.0",
+    "standard": "^12.0.0",
     "standard-version": "^4.0.0",
     "tap": "^12.0.1"
   }