diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index c0c6729..e3341fc 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@
     "yeoman-generator": "^1.1.0"
   },
   "devDependencies": {
-    "fs-extra": "^2.0.0",
+    "fs-extra": "^8.0.0",
     "jshint": "^2.9.3",
     "mocha": "^3.2.0",
     "yeoman-assert": "^3.1.0",