diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 39fa73767..715d61f9a 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -38,7 +38,8 @@
   },
   "devDependencies": {
     "babel-preset-es2015": "^6.24.1",
-    "babelify": "^7.3.0",
+    "babel-core": "^6.26.0",
+    "babelify": "^8.0.0",
     "browserify": "^14.4.0",
     "chai": "^4.1.2",
     "chai-as-promised": "^7.1.1",