diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index f1e5eba22c..f4c946464f 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@
     "babel-eslint": "^4.1.3",
     "babel-loader": "^5.3.2",
     "bower": "^1.6.5",
-    "eslint": "^1.7.3",
+    "eslint": "^1.8",
     "eslint-config-airbnb": "0.1.0",
     "eslint-plugin-react": "^3.6.3",
     "html-minifier": "^1.0.0",