diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 6946f4c..2371045 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@
     "eslint-config-airbnb-base": "^13.1.0",
     "eslint-plugin-import": "^2.17.3",
     "in-publish": "^2.0.0",
-    "rimraf": "^2.6.3",
+    "rimraf": "^3.0.2",
     "safe-publish-latest": "^1.1.2",
     "tape": "^4.10.2"
   },