diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 065a71e..8d0d0fe 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@
   "devDependencies": {
     "coveralls": "^3.1.0",
     "standard": "^14.3.4",
-    "standard-version": "^8.0.0",
+    "standard-version": "^9.3.1",
     "tap": "^14.10.7"
   }
 }