diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index d2d16c4..f35e09b 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@
   },
   "devDependencies": {
     "coveralls": "^3.1.0",
-    "standard": "^14.3.4",
+    "standard": "^16.0.3",
     "standard-version": "^8.0.0",
     "sywac": "^1.3.0",
     "tap": "^14.10.7"