diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index de09da1ae5..9445060c7f 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@
     "grunt-hashres": "~0.3.2",
     "grunt-nodemon": "~0.1.1",
     "grunt-concurrent": "~0.3.1",
-    "bower": "1.2.7",
+    "bower": "~1.3.8",
     "nib": "~1.0.1",
     "jade": "~0.35.0",
     "validator": "~3.11.2",