diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 2cf22102b..5416aac1d 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -174,7 +174,7 @@
 
     "babel"               : "^5.x",
 
-    "shelljs"             : "0.5.1",
+    "shelljs"             : "0.8.5",
     "isbinaryfile"        : "^2.0.3",
     "blessed"             : "0.1.61",
     "semver"              : "5.0.1"