diff --git a/tools/code-sample-minimizer.js b/tools/code-sample-minimizer.js
index 512b692fe74..c68f4582050 100644
--- a/tools/code-sample-minimizer.js
+++ b/tools/code-sample-minimizer.js
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ function reduceBadExampleSize({
                 comment: true,
                 eslintVisitorKeys: true,
                 eslintScopeManager: true,
-                ecmaVersion: 2018,
+                ecmaVersion: espree.latestEcmaVersion,
                 sourceType: "script"
             })
     },
diff --git a/tools/eslint-fuzzer.js b/tools/eslint-fuzzer.js
index ff77f44f6e1..4104b8516b2 100644
--- a/tools/eslint-fuzzer.js
+++ b/tools/eslint-fuzzer.js
@@ -129,7 +129,10 @@ function fuzz(options) {
         const text = codeGenerator({ sourceType });
         const config = {
             rules: lodash.mapValues(ruleConfigs, lodash.sample),
-            parserOptions: { sourceType, ecmaVersion: 2020 }
+            parserOptions: {
+                sourceType,
+                ecmaVersion: espree.latestEcmaVersion
+            }
         };
 
         let autofixResult;