diff --git a/.eslintrc.json b/.eslintrc.json
index 9d14f1d7..f92423cb 100644
--- a/.eslintrc.json
+++ b/.eslintrc.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "parserOptions": {
-    "ecmaVersion": 2021,
+    "ecmaVersion": 2022,
     "ecmaFeatures": {
       "jsx": true
     },
diff --git a/test/validate-config.js b/test/validate-config.js
index 090d1a5b..34b6a431 100644
--- a/test/validate-config.js
+++ b/test/validate-config.js
@@ -8,3 +8,11 @@ test('load config in eslint to validate all rule syntax is correct', async funct
   t.equal(lintResult.errorCount, 0)
   t.end()
 })
+
+test('ensure we allow top level await', async function (t) {
+  const eslint = new ESLint()
+  const code = 'const foo = await 1\nconst bar = function () {}\nawait bar(foo)\n'
+  const [lintResult] = await eslint.lintText(code)
+  t.equal(lintResult.errorCount, 0)
+  t.end()
+})