diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index e287ed9..7a7f4cf 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@
     "read-file-tree": "^1.1.0",
     "rimraf": "^2.6.2",
     "run-series": "^1.1.4",
-    "standard": "^14.3.1",
+    "standard": "^16.0.0",
     "tap-diff": "^0.1.1",
     "tape": "^5.0.1",
     "tape-run": "^7.0.0",