diff --git a/packages/gatsby/package.json b/packages/gatsby/package.json
index 204f82960ebae..444b9be833d00 100644
--- a/packages/gatsby/package.json
+++ b/packages/gatsby/package.json
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@
     "devcert-san": "^0.3.3",
     "domready": "^1.0.8",
     "dotenv": "^4.0.0",
-    "eslint": "^4.19.1",
+    "eslint": "^5.0.0",
     "eslint-config-react-app": "3.0.0-next.66cc7a90",
     "eslint-loader": "^2.0.0",
     "eslint-plugin-flowtype": "^2.46.1",