diff --git a/frontend/package.json b/frontend/package.json
index a6ab59d23..568a0ea2b 100644
--- a/frontend/package.json
+++ b/frontend/package.json
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@
     "angular"
   ],
   "dependencies": {
-    "bower": "1.6.5",
+    "bower": "^1.8.0",
     "connect-history-api-fallback": "1.1.0"
   },
   "devDependencies": {