diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 2cbe9f0b37d..44182872554 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@
     "eslint-scope": "^4.0.0",
     "eslint-utils": "^1.3.1",
     "eslint-visitor-keys": "^1.0.0",
-    "espree": "^4.0.0",
+    "espree": "^5.0.0",
     "esquery": "^1.0.1",
     "esutils": "^2.0.2",
     "file-entry-cache": "^2.0.0",