diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 2de56cd..2c28edd 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@
     "dependency"
   ],
   "devDependencies": {
-    "babel-core": "^5.5.0",
+    "babel-core": "^6.18.2",
     "chai": "^3.2.0",
     "chai-as-promised": "^5.1.0",
     "gulp": "^3.6.0",