diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 1d9dd2a16..e6a085962 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
     },
     "dependencies": {
         "@babel/plugin-proposal-class-properties": "^7.13.0",
-        "@babel/plugin-transform-block-scoping": "^7.12.1",
+        "@babel/plugin-transform-block-scoping": "^8.0.0",
         "@babel/preset-env": "^7.13.15",
         "@codemirror/commands": "^6.10.3",
         "@codemirror/lang-cpp": "^6.0.3",