diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 99640ae3..d50b3401 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@
   },
   "devDependencies": {
     "chai": "^3.4.1",
-    "eslint": "2.8.0",
+    "eslint": "3.8.0",
     "eslint-config-tschaub": "5.0.0",
     "mocha": "^3.1.1"
   },