diff --git a/backend/package.json b/backend/package.json
index 516da0e7e..911c06eba 100644
--- a/backend/package.json
+++ b/backend/package.json
@@ -109,7 +109,7 @@
     "babel-jest": "~24.9.0",
     "chai": "~4.2.0",
     "cucumber": "~6.0.5",
-    "eslint": "~6.7.2",
+    "eslint": "~6.8.0",
     "eslint-config-prettier": "~6.7.0",
     "eslint-config-standard": "~14.1.0",
     "eslint-plugin-import": "~2.19.1",
diff --git a/backend/yarn.lock b/backend/yarn.lock
index 3709b89be..fde64820a 100644
--- a/backend/yarn.lock
+++ b/backend/yarn.lock
@@ -3445,10 +3445,10 @@ eslint-visitor-keys@^1.0.0, eslint-visitor-keys@^1.1.0:
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/eslint-visitor-keys/-/eslint-visitor-keys-1.1.0.tgz#e2a82cea84ff246ad6fb57f9bde5b46621459ec2"
   integrity sha512-8y9YjtM1JBJU/A9Kc+SbaOV4y29sSWckBwMHa+FGtVj5gN/sbnKDf6xJUl+8g7FAij9LVaP8C24DUiH/f/2Z9A==
 
-eslint@~6.7.2:
-  version "6.7.2"
-  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/eslint/-/eslint-6.7.2.tgz#c17707ca4ad7b2d8af986a33feba71e18a9fecd1"
-  integrity sha512-qMlSWJaCSxDFr8fBPvJM9kJwbazrhNcBU3+DszDW1OlEwKBBRWsJc7NJFelvwQpanHCR14cOLD41x8Eqvo3Nng==
+eslint@~6.8.0:
+  version "6.8.0"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/eslint/-/eslint-6.8.0.tgz#62262d6729739f9275723824302fb227c8c93ffb"
+  integrity sha512-K+Iayyo2LtyYhDSYwz5D5QdWw0hCacNzyq1Y821Xna2xSJj7cijoLLYmLxTQgcgZ9mC61nryMy9S7GRbYpI5Ig==
   dependencies:
     "@babel/code-frame" "^7.0.0"
     ajv "^6.10.0"