diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 132dfe8..2f7e51c 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@
   "devDependencies": {
     "coveralls": "^3.0.7",
     "nyc": "^15.0.1",
-    "standard": "^14.3.1",
+    "standard": "^16.0.0",
     "standard-version": "^8.0.0",
     "tape": "^5.0.0"
   }