diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 41239ace..e4f34c30 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
   "main": "main.js",
   "private": true,
   "devDependencies": {
-    "bower": "1.4.1",
+    "bower": "1.8.8",
     "gulp": "3.8.11",
     "gulp-rev": "4.0.0",
     "gulp-rev-replace": "0.4.1",