diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 9fd5831..ca9d40c 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@
   },
   "devDependencies": {
     "nyc": "^15.0.0",
-    "standard-version": "^7.0.0",
+    "standard-version": "^8.0.1",
     "tap": "^14.10.5"
   },
   "engines": {