diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 722fa84c..9ce2cada 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@
   },
   "license": "BSD-2-Clause",
   "dependencies": {
-    "acorn": "^8.1.0",
+    "acorn": "^8.2.2",
     "acorn-jsx": "^5.3.1",
     "eslint-visitor-keys": "^2.0.0"
   },
diff --git a/tests/lib/parse.js b/tests/lib/parse.js
index 70faa587..79526d7b 100644
--- a/tests/lib/parse.js
+++ b/tests/lib/parse.js
@@ -211,6 +211,13 @@ describe("parse()", () => {
                 espree.parse("(a = 1) = t", { ecmaVersion: 6 });
             });
         });
+
+        // https://github.com/eslint/espree/issues/472
+        it("Should throw on invalid `async () => await 5 ** 6;`", () => {
+            assert.throws(() => {
+                espree.parse("async () => await 5 ** 6;", { ecmaVersion: 10 });
+            });
+        });
     });
 
     describe("nodes", () => {