diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index fb6a8ae4..ea71c473 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@
   },
   "license": "BSD-2-Clause",
   "dependencies": {
-    "acorn": "^7.4.0",
+    "acorn": "^8.1.0",
     "acorn-jsx": "^5.3.1",
     "eslint-visitor-keys": "^2.0.0"
   },