diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 01172ac..cc62d75 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@
   "devDependencies": {
     "chai": "^3.4.1",
     "standard": "^5.4.1",
-    "standard-version": "^2.2.1",
+    "standard-version": "^9.0.0",
     "tap": "^5.0.1"
   },
   "dependencies": {