diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 134ea6e..7d70a2e 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@
     },
     "devDependencies": {
         "purescript": "0.7.6",
-        "bower": "1.7.1",
+        "bower": "1.8.8",
         "gulp": "3.9.0",
         "gulp-minify": "0.0.5",
         "gulp-purescript": "0.8.0",