diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index bb7db9d..9d920e1 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@
     "ava": "*",
     "ava-codemods": "^0.3.0",
     "babel-eslint": "^7.1.1",
-    "clinton": "^0.11.0",
+    "clinton": "^0.12.0",
     "conventional-changelog-cli": "^1.2.0",
     "conventional-changelog-lint": "^1.1.0",
     "coveralls": "^2.11.15",