diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 221c13b..88d1a92 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -36,6 +36,6 @@
     "grunt-shell": "^1.3.0",
     "jasmine-focused": "^1.0.4",
     "language-erlang": "^2.0.0",
-    "standard-version": "^2.3.1"
+    "standard-version": "^8.0.1"
   }
 }