diff --git a/deps/acorn-plugins/acorn-private-methods/package.json b/deps/acorn-plugins/acorn-private-methods/package.json
index e7b91592aaa9b9..e68c01185a08ea 100644
--- a/deps/acorn-plugins/acorn-private-methods/package.json
+++ b/deps/acorn-plugins/acorn-private-methods/package.json
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@
   "version": "0.3.0",
   "devDependencies": {
     "acorn": "^6.1.0",
-    "eslint": "^5.13.0",
+    "eslint": "^7.16.0",
     "eslint-plugin-node": "^8.0.1",
     "mocha": "^5.2.0",
     "test262": "git+https://github.com/tc39/test262.git#33a306d1026b72227eb50a918db19ada16f12b3d",