diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 2f4fcd2d..ca660210 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@
     "benchmark": "2.1.x",
     "chai": "3.5.x",
     "eslint-plugin-spellcheck": "0.0.8",
-    "eslint": "3.4.x",
+    "eslint": "6.6.x",
     "jsdoc": "3.5.x",
     "mocha": "3.3.x",
     "mustache": "2.2.x",