diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 5c71cbb6ae..4acd335026 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -63,6 +63,6 @@
     "uglify-js": "2.4.16"
   },
   "optionalDependencies": {
-    "kexec": "0.2.0"
+    "kexec": "1.1.0"
   }
 }