diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 5c75a84..a01a7c6 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@
   "engines": {
     "node": ">= v0.8.0"
   },
-  "dependencies": { "nan": "~1.6" },
+  "dependencies": { "nan": "~1.8" },
   "licenses": [ {
     "type": "MIT"
   } ],