diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index ed64841..6267f7a 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@
     "dependency-check": "2.8.0",
     "deps-ok": "1.2.0",
     "git-issues": "1.3.1",
-    "license-checker": "8.0.4",
+    "license-checker": "9.0.0",
     "mocha": "3.2.0",
     "nsp": "2.6.3",
     "pre-git": "3.14.0",