diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 33b66ab..7c568dd 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -101,7 +101,7 @@
     "remark-preset-lint-markdown-style-guide": "^2.1.2",
     "remark-preset-lint-recommended": "^3.0.2",
     "remark-retext": "^3.1.2",
-    "retext-english": "^3.0.2",
+    "retext-english": "^4.0.0",
     "retext-repeated-words": "^1.2.2",
     "retext-sentence-spacing": "^3.0.0",
     "retext-spell": "^3.0.0",