diff --git a/eslint/babel-eslint-plugin/package.json b/eslint/babel-eslint-plugin/package.json
index 8950f6bf05..f372bd09cf 100644
--- a/eslint/babel-eslint-plugin/package.json
+++ b/eslint/babel-eslint-plugin/package.json
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@
     "eslint": ">=3.0.0"
   },
   "devDependencies": {
-    "babel-eslint": "^6.1.0",
+    "babel-eslint": "^7.1.0",
     "eslint": "^3.0.0",
     "lodash.clonedeep": "^4.5.0",
     "mocha": "^3.0.0"