diff --git a/packages/eslint-config-airbnb-base/package.json b/packages/eslint-config-airbnb-base/package.json
index 1bdfc3b2..751ae67e 100644
--- a/packages/eslint-config-airbnb-base/package.json
+++ b/packages/eslint-config-airbnb-base/package.json
@@ -53,10 +53,10 @@
   },
   "homepage": "https://github.com/airbnb/javascript",
   "devDependencies": {
-    "babel-preset-airbnb": "^2.5.1",
+    "babel-preset-airbnb": "^2.5.3",
     "babel-tape-runner": "^2.0.1",
     "editorconfig-tools": "^0.1.1",
-    "eslint": "^4.19.1 || ^5.0.1",
+    "eslint": "^4.19.1 || ^5.3.0",
     "eslint-find-rules": "^3.3.1",
     "eslint-plugin-import": "^2.13.0",
     "in-publish": "^2.0.0",
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@
     "tape": "^4.9.1"
   },
   "peerDependencies": {
-    "eslint": "^4.19.1 || ^5.0.1",
+    "eslint": "^4.19.1 || ^5.3.0",
     "eslint-plugin-import": "^2.13.0"
   },
   "engines": {
diff --git a/packages/eslint-config-airbnb-base/rules/best-practices.js b/packages/eslint-config-airbnb-base/rules/best-practices.js
index 421b5914..fbd65cf7 100644
--- a/packages/eslint-config-airbnb-base/rules/best-practices.js
+++ b/packages/eslint-config-airbnb-base/rules/best-practices.js
@@ -313,6 +313,10 @@ module.exports = {
     // https://eslint.org/docs/rules/require-await
     'require-await': 'off',
 
+    // Enforce the use of u flag on RegExp
+    // https://eslint.org/docs/rules/require-unicode-regexp
+    'require-unicode-regexp': 'off',
+
     // requires to declare all vars on top of their containing scope
     'vars-on-top': 'error',
 
diff --git a/packages/eslint-config-airbnb-base/rules/errors.js b/packages/eslint-config-airbnb-base/rules/errors.js
index 8cae2b52..aca6d7d9 100644
--- a/packages/eslint-config-airbnb-base/rules/errors.js
+++ b/packages/eslint-config-airbnb-base/rules/errors.js
@@ -8,6 +8,11 @@ module.exports = {
     // https://eslint.org/docs/rules/getter-return
     'getter-return': ['error', { allowImplicit: true }],
 
+    // disallow using an async function as a Promise executor
+    // https://eslint.org/docs/rules/no-async-promise-executor
+    // TODO: enable, semver-major
+    'no-async-promise-executor': 'off',
+
     // Disallow await inside of loops
     // https://eslint.org/docs/rules/no-await-in-loop
     'no-await-in-loop': 'error',
@@ -78,6 +83,11 @@ module.exports = {
     // disallow irregular whitespace outside of strings and comments
     'no-irregular-whitespace': 'error',
 
+    // Disallow characters which are made with multiple code points in character class syntax
+    // https://eslint.org/docs/rules/no-misleading-character-class
+    // TODO: enable, semver-major
+    'no-misleading-character-class': 'off',
+
     // disallow the use of object properties of the global object (Math and JSON) as functions
     'no-obj-calls': 'error',
 
@@ -113,6 +123,11 @@ module.exports = {
     // deprecated in favor of no-unsafe-negation
     'no-negated-in-lhs': 'off',
 
+    // Disallow assignments that can lead to race conditions due to usage of await or yield
+    // https://eslint.org/docs/rules/require-atomic-updates
+    // TODO: enable, semver-major
+    'require-atomic-updates': 'off',
+
     // disallow comparisons with the value NaN
     'use-isnan': 'error',
 
diff --git a/packages/eslint-config-airbnb/package.json b/packages/eslint-config-airbnb/package.json
index 63dbe709..acd7e04a 100644
--- a/packages/eslint-config-airbnb/package.json
+++ b/packages/eslint-config-airbnb/package.json
@@ -59,13 +59,13 @@
     "object.entries": "^1.0.4"
   },
   "devDependencies": {
-    "babel-preset-airbnb": "^2.5.1",
+    "babel-preset-airbnb": "^2.5.3",
     "babel-tape-runner": "^2.0.1",
     "editorconfig-tools": "^0.1.1",
-    "eslint": "^4.19.1 || ^5.0.1",
+    "eslint": "^4.19.1 || ^5.3.0",
     "eslint-find-rules": "^3.3.1",
     "eslint-plugin-import": "^2.13.0",
-    "eslint-plugin-jsx-a11y": "^6.1.0",
+    "eslint-plugin-jsx-a11y": "^6.1.1",
     "eslint-plugin-react": "^7.10.0",
     "in-publish": "^2.0.0",
     "react": ">= 0.13.0",
@@ -73,9 +73,9 @@
     "tape": "^4.9.1"
   },
   "peerDependencies": {
-    "eslint": "^4.19.1 || ^5.0.1",
+    "eslint": "^4.19.1 || ^5.3.0",
     "eslint-plugin-import": "^2.13.0",
-    "eslint-plugin-jsx-a11y": "^6.1.0",
+    "eslint-plugin-jsx-a11y": "^6.1.1",
     "eslint-plugin-react": "^7.10.0"
   },
   "engines": {