diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 42dda42..7da07dd 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@
   "devDependencies": {
     "coveralls": "^3.1.0",
     "dot": "^1.1.2",
-    "eslint": "^4.0.0",
+    "eslint": "^7.2.0",
     "mocha": "^7.2.0",
     "nyc": "^11.0.2",
     "pre-commit": "^1.2.2",