diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index bc80bb2..0a24acc 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -72,7 +72,7 @@
     "request": "^2.83.0",
     "semistandard": "^12.0.0",
     "sinon": "^4.0.2",
-    "standard-version": "^4.3.0"
+    "standard-version": "^8.0.1"
   },
   "dependencies": {
     "amqplib": "~0.5.2",