diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 8132de5..1d4da75 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@
     "docdash": "^1.1.1",
     "eslint": "^6.0.1",
     "eslint-config-airbnb-base": "^13.2.0",
-    "eslint-plugin-ava": "^7.1.0",
+    "eslint-plugin-ava": "^8.0.0",
     "eslint-plugin-import": "^2.18.0",
     "gh-pages": "^2.0.1",
     "jsdoc": "^3.6.3",