diff --git a/packages/compile-solidity/package.json b/packages/compile-solidity/package.json
index 5198da9cfeb..11be16ca07d 100644
--- a/packages/compile-solidity/package.json
+++ b/packages/compile-solidity/package.json
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@
     "request-promise": "^4.2.2",
     "require-from-string": "^2.0.2",
     "semver": "^5.6.0",
-    "solc": "^0.6.0"
+    "solc": "^0.8.0"
   },
   "devDependencies": {
     "@truffle/resolver": "^6.1.4",