diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 30676f7d8..da6c39512 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@
     "nopt": "^3.0.6",
     "plist": "^1.2.0",
     "q": "^1.4.1",
-    "shelljs": "^0.5.3",
+    "shelljs": "^0.8.4",
     "unorm": "^1.4.1",
     "xcode": "^0.9.0",
     "xml-escape": "^1.1.0"