diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 379975c..cef9ca5 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@
   "devDependencies": {
     "coveralls": "^3.0.1",
     "documentation": "^8.0.0",
-    "fs-extra": "^6.0.0",
+    "fs-extra": "^8.0.1",
     "level-browserify": "^1.1.2",
     "nyc": "^12.0.1",
     "standard": "^11.0.1",