diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 0e16169d7c..ac05d3ed29 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@
   "devDependencies": {
     "babel-eslint": "6.0.2",
     "coveralls": "2.11.9",
-    "eslint": "2.7.0",
+    "eslint": "2.8.0",
     "istanbul": "0.4.3",
     "mocha": "2.4.5"
   },