diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 1300dac91..7b7957fdd 100755
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@
         "inquirer": "^4.0.1",
         "main-bower-files": "^2.13.1",
         "md5-file": "^5.0.0",
-        "shelljs": "^0.7.7"
+        "shelljs": ">=0.8.5"
     },
     "scripts": {
         "gulp": "gulp",