diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 9015479..83d2285 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -17,6 +17,6 @@
   },
   "devDependencies": {
     "grunt-cli": "~0.1.9",
-    "bower": "~1.2.7"
+    "bower": "~1.8.8"
   }
 }