diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 60dbec88b..8638a816f 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@
         "npm": "2.4.1",
         "dom-serializer": "0.1.0",
         "spawn-cmd": "0.0.2",
-        "highlight.js": "8.6.0",
+        "highlight.js": "8.8.0",
         "escape-string-regexp": "1.0.3"
     },
     "devDependencies": {