diff --git a/packages/babel-core/package.json b/packages/babel-core/package.json
index ee4941c4a0..0faedee334 100644
--- a/packages/babel-core/package.json
+++ b/packages/babel-core/package.json
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@
     "@babel/types": "^7.1.5",
     "convert-source-map": "^1.1.0",
     "debug": "^3.1.0",
-    "json5": "^0.5.0",
+    "json5": "^2.1.0",
     "lodash": "^4.17.10",
     "resolve": "^1.3.2",
     "semver": "^5.4.1",