diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index deb83bb..e84c166 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@
   },
   "devDependencies": {
     "coveralls": "^3.0.0",
-    "rimraf": "^2.5.3",
+    "rimraf": "^3.0.0",
     "standard": "^13.0.1",
     "standard-version": "^6.0.1",
     "tap": "^12.0.1"