diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 106bfb5..222c5a0 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@
     "jest": "^24.8.0",
     "license-checker": "^25.0.1",
     "rimraf": "^2.6.3",
-    "standard-version": "^6.0.1",
+    "standard-version": "^8.0.1",
     "ts-jest": "^24.0.2",
     "ts-node": "^8.3.0",
     "tslint": "^5.17.0",