diff --git a/{{cookiecutter.app_name}}/package.json b/{{cookiecutter.app_name}}/package.json
index 7754ff8d32745b577a623135349dd04692ccf0f5..b166ff50f49bc4f88e6b7abdceedfb9aa395cb5e 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",