diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index deb83bb..0c2c6c6 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@
     "coveralls": "^3.0.0",
     "rimraf": "^2.5.3",
     "standard": "^13.0.1",
-    "standard-version": "^6.0.1",
+    "standard-version": "^9.1.1",
     "tap": "^12.0.1"
   }
 }