diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 0845d77..ba65ce2 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@
   "main": "./dist/node/index.js",
   "browser": "./dist/browser/bigchaindb-driver.cjs2.min.js",
   "scripts": {
-    "lint": "eslint ./{src,test,examples}",
+    "lint": "eslint ./{src,test,examples}/**/*.js",
     "build": "npm run clean && npm run build:cjs && npm run build:dist",
     "build:bundle": "webpack",
     "build:cjs": "cross-env BABEL_ENV=cjs babel ./src -d dist/node",
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@
     "babel-runtime": "^6.26.0",
     "cross-env": "^5.2.0",
     "documentation": "^8.0.0",
-    "eslint": "^4.19.1",
+    "eslint": "^5.0.0",
     "eslint-config-ascribe": "^3.0.5",
     "eslint-plugin-import": "^2.9.0",
     "husky": "^0.14.3",
@@ -106,4 +106,4 @@
     ],
     "babel": "inherit"
   }
-}
+}
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