diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 534a2f3..ca3c301 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@
   },
   "devDependencies": {
     "dependency-check": "^2.8.0",
-    "spok": "^0.7.0",
+    "spok": "^0.8.1",
     "standard": "^9.0.1",
     "tape": "^4.6.3"
   }