diff --git a/lib/matplotlib/backends/web_backend/package.json b/lib/matplotlib/backends/web_backend/package.json
index 95bd8fdf54..be778c9761 100644
--- a/lib/matplotlib/backends/web_backend/package.json
+++ b/lib/matplotlib/backends/web_backend/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "devDependencies": {
-    "eslint": "^6.8.0",
+    "eslint": "^7.0.0",
     "eslint-config-prettier": "^6.10.1",
     "prettier": "^2.0.2"
   },