diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index f78cee5b..4e8ebcc5 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@
   },
   "devDependencies": {
     "assert": "^1.3.0",
-    "bower": "1.4.x",
+    "bower": "1.8.x",
     "del": "^2.0.2",
     "faker": "^2.1.5",
     "gulp": "^3.9.0",