diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 4e7de3d..4add27a 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@
   "homepage": "https://github.com/saneef/metalsmith-hyphenate",
   "devDependencies": {
     "assert-dir-equal": "~1.0.1",
-    "eslint": "~4.3.0",
+    "eslint": "~4.4.0",
     "harmonize": "~2.0.0",
     "hyphenation.de": "~0.2.1",
     "metalsmith": "~2.3.0",