diff --git a/.jshintrc b/.jshintrc
index b82e4d8f8..940e5edf9 100644
--- a/.jshintrc
+++ b/.jshintrc
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 	"browser": true,
 	"devel": true,
 	"eqeqeq": true,
-	"esversion": 6,
+	"esversion": 8,
 	"globals": {
 		"browser": false,    // global variable in Firefox, Edge
 		"chrome": false,     // global variable in Chromium, Chrome, Opera