diff --git a/{{cookiecutter.app_name}}/package.json b/{{cookiecutter.app_name}}/package.json
index b1682e82c21517cc8d7725d3038cdf527cd47714..c76290413f32d21237caba97663fc62ca0ccab25 100644
--- a/{{cookiecutter.app_name}}/package.json
+++ b/{{cookiecutter.app_name}}/package.json
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@
   },
   "devDependencies": {
     "babel-core": "^6.25.0",
-    "babel-eslint": "^7.2.3",
+    "babel-eslint": "^8.2.6",
     "babel-loader": "^7.0.0",
     "babel-preset-env": "^1.6.0",
     "concurrently": "^3.5.0",