diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 5383277..6f07a36 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@
 	],
 	"devDependencies": {
 		"@commitlint/cli": "^7.0.0",
-		"@commitlint/config-conventional": "^7.0.1",
+		"@commitlint/config-conventional": "^8.0.0",
 		"eslint": "~4.19.0",
 		"eslint-plugin-wordpress": "git://github.com/WordPress-Coding-Standards/eslint-plugin-wordpress.git#552af1454d175e15f6d25aadc2ccde30a1922d4f",
 		"husky": "~1.3.0",