diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 4bd63dc2..775ea24c 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@
   "license": "All rights reserved.",
   "devDependencies": {
     "http-server": "~0.6.1",
-    "bower": "1.3.8",
+    "bower": "1.8.8",
     "grunt-contrib-copy": "~0.4.1",
     "grunt": "~0.4.2",
     "browserify": "~3.44.2",