diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 40334410..033159e6 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -81,7 +81,7 @@
     "nsp": "^3.0.0",
     "passport-strategy": "^1.0.0",
     "primus": "^7.0.0",
-    "semistandard": "^11.0.0",
+    "semistandard": "^12.0.0",
     "sinon": "^4.0.0",
     "sinon-chai": "^2.8.0",
     "socket.io-client": "^2.0.0",