diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 3a4bc66..28c1218 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@
   },
   "devDependencies": {
     "chai": "^4.0.1",
-    "eslint": "^4.1.1",
+    "eslint": "^6.5.1",
     "eslint-config-democracyos": "^2.0.0",
     "eslint-plugin-mocha": "~4.11.0",
     "mocha": "~3.5.0",