diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 33ad099f43..ec506313ad 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@
     "trim-right": "^1.0.0"
   },
   "devDependencies": {
-    "babel": "5.3.1",
+    "babel": "5.5.8",
     "browserify": "^9.0.8",
     "chai": "^2.2.0",
     "eslint": "^0.21.2",