diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 53ee0fc794e8..ee9463d5aef7 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
     "asar": "^0.11.0",
     "browserify": "^13.1.0",
     "electabul": "~0.0.4",
-    "electron-docs-linter": "1.7.1",
+    "electron-docs-linter": "^1.8.1",
     "request": "*",
     "standard": "^7.1.2",
     "standard-markdown": "^1.2.1"