diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 3b71867..151f4f7 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
   },
   "devDependencies": {
     "node-fetch": "^1.5.3",
-    "standard": "*",
+    "standard": "9.x",
     "tap-spec": "^4.0.2",
     "tape": "^4.0.0"
   },