diff --git a/searx/static/themes/simple/package.json b/searx/static/themes/simple/package.json
index 86a4886ea..b85d79076 100644
--- a/searx/static/themes/simple/package.json
+++ b/searx/static/themes/simple/package.json
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@
     "grunt-eslint": "^23.0.0",
     "grunt-webfont": "^1.7.2",
     "ionicons-npm": "^2.0.1",
-    "eslint": "^7.32.0",
+    "eslint": "^8.0.1",
     "less": "^4.1.1",
     "less-plugin-clean-css": "^1.5.1",
     "stylelint": "^13.13.1",