diff --git a/packages/eslint-plugin/package.json b/packages/eslint-plugin/package.json
index a5be8bd4e450e..5e8ed7588bfd9 100644
--- a/packages/eslint-plugin/package.json
+++ b/packages/eslint-plugin/package.json
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@
 		"@typescript-eslint/parser": "^5.3.0",
 		"@wordpress/babel-preset-default": "file:../babel-preset-default",
 		"@wordpress/prettier-config": "file:../prettier-config",
-		"cosmiconfig": "^7.0.0",
+		"cosmiconfig": "^8.0.0",
 		"eslint-config-prettier": "^8.3.0",
 		"eslint-plugin-import": "^2.25.2",
 		"eslint-plugin-jest": "^25.2.3",