diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 03074fe61..f7c1192d6 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@
   "private": true,
   "devDependencies": {
     "jshint": "latest",
-    "eslint": "2.9.0"
+    "eslint": "^4.16"
   },
   "jshintConfig": {
     "globalstrict": true,