diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 69a57b6765..b6a2da0210 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@
     "@types/lodash": "^4.14.37",
     "@types/ssh2": "0.0.31",
     "@types/xregexp": "^3.0.28",
-    "bower": "^1.4.1",
+    "bower": "^1.8.8",
     "cca": "^0.8.0",
     "circular-json": "^0.3.0",
     "compare-version": "^0.1.2",
diff --git a/yarn.lock b/yarn.lock
index 855b265090..18cd8c1e08 100644
--- a/yarn.lock
+++ b/yarn.lock
@@ -508,9 +508,9 @@ boom@2.x.x:
   dependencies:
     hoek "2.x.x"
 
-bower@^1.4.1:
-  version "1.7.9"
-  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/bower/-/bower-1.7.9.tgz#b7296c2393e0d75edaa6ca39648132dd255812b0"
+bower@^1.8.8:
+  version "1.8.8"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/bower/-/bower-1.8.8.tgz#82544be34a33aeae7efb8bdf9905247b2cffa985"
 
 bplist-parser@^0.1.0:
   version "0.1.1"