diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 44b7fbf..aafac93 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@
     "istanbul": "^1.1.0-alpha.1",
     "knex": "^0.14.0",
     "mocha": "^4.0.0",
-    "semistandard": "^11.0.0",
+    "semistandard": "^12.0.0",
     "sqlite3": "^3.1.8"
   }
 }