diff --git a/electron-template/package.json b/electron-template/package.json
index 0230fffcc..cded5d039 100644
--- a/electron-template/package.json
+++ b/electron-template/package.json
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@
     "electron-is-dev": "^1.1.0"
   },
   "devDependencies": {
-    "electron": "^7.0.0"
+    "electron": "^8.0.0"
   },
   "keywords": [
     "capacitor",