diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index fe3e640baf17..4520ab030f39 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@
   "devDependencies": {
     "babel-cli": "^6.26.0",
     "babel-core": "^6.26.0",
-    "babel-eslint": "^7.2.3",
+    "babel-eslint": "^8.0.0",
     "babel-plugin-transform-md-import-to-string": "^1.0.6",
     "babel-plugin-transform-runtime": "^6.23.0",
     "babel-polyfill": "^6.26.0",