diff --git a/ghost/admin/package.json b/ghost/admin/package.json
index b8543e2fa3..47e39b69e2 100644
--- a/ghost/admin/package.json
+++ b/ghost/admin/package.json
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@
   "devDependencies": {
     "bluebird": "3.4.6",
     "blueimp-md5": "2.5.0",
-    "bower": "1.7.9",
+    "bower": "1.8.0",
     "broccoli-asset-rev": "2.5.0",
     "broccoli-clean-css": "1.1.0",
     "broccoli-concat": "3.0.5",