diff --git a/.eslintrc.json b/.eslintrc.json
index a3d44488..15a91825 100644
--- a/.eslintrc.json
+++ b/.eslintrc.json
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@
         "func-call-spacing": "error",
         "func-name-matching": "error",
         "func-style": "error",
-        "id-blacklist": ["error", "cb", "callback"],
+        "id-denylist": ["error", "cb", "callback"],
         "indent": ["error", 2, {
             "SwitchCase": 1
         }],
diff --git a/scripts/run_linter.sh b/scripts/run_linter.sh
index 4d2936cd..fed1f0f5 100755
--- a/scripts/run_linter.sh
+++ b/scripts/run_linter.sh
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@
 source $(dirname $0)/setup.sh
 
 # Install the following node modules if they aren't already installed.
-install_node_module eslint 3.18.0
+install_node_module eslint 7.18.0
 
 # Run eslint.
 ./node_modules/eslint/bin/eslint.js -c ./.eslintrc.json assets/*/*.js client/*.js client/*/*.js client/*/*/*.js client/*/*/*/*.js tests/*.js