diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 6e45fd3..dbb51ac 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@
     "mocha": "6.2.1",
     "nyc": "14.1.1",
     "semantic-release": "15.13.24",
-    "standard": "14.3.1",
+    "standard": "12.0.1",
     "@semantic-release/changelog": "3.0.4",
     "@semantic-release/git": "7.0.16"
   },