diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 2ccaa24d3c0e..101fdeee257a 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 {
   "name": "electron",
   "devDependencies": {
-    "asar": "0.7.x",
+    "asar": "0.8.x",
     "coffee-script": "^1.9.2",
     "coffeelint": "^1.9.4",
     "request": "*",