diff --git a/shared/.babelrc b/shared/.babelrc
index c59b33afef62..6572225a2f2f 100644
--- a/shared/.babelrc
+++ b/shared/.babelrc
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@
     // Used by node for our own scripts
     "yarn": {
       "presets": ['@babel/preset-env', '@babel/preset-react'],
-      "plugins": ['@babel/plugin-proposal-object-rest-spread', '@babel/transform-flow-strip-types', '@babel/plugin-proposal-class-properties']
+      "plugins": ['@babel/plugin-proposal-object-rest-spread', '@babel/transform-flow-strip-types']
     }
   }
 }
diff --git a/shared/desktop/webpack.config.babel.js b/shared/desktop/webpack.config.babel.js
index b23b12fb5c6e..e4b903baf0e4 100644
--- a/shared/desktop/webpack.config.babel.js
+++ b/shared/desktop/webpack.config.babel.js
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ const config = (_, {mode}) => {
         cacheDirectory: true,
         extends: path.join(__dirname, '..', '.babelrc'),
         plugins: [...(isHot ? ['react-hot-loader/babel'] : [])],
-        presets: [['@babel/preset-env', {debug: false, modules: false, targets: {electron: '1.7.5'}}]],
+        presets: [['@babel/preset-env', {debug: false, modules: false, targets: {electron: '1.8.4'}}]],
       },
     }
 
diff --git a/shared/package.json b/shared/package.json
index 213b1a4af796..0d8b71d51e7e 100644
--- a/shared/package.json
+++ b/shared/package.json
@@ -146,7 +146,6 @@
     "@babel/cli": "^7.0.0-beta.42",
     "@babel/core": "^7.0.0-beta.42",
     "@babel/node": "^7.0.0-beta.42",
-    "@babel/plugin-proposal-class-properties": "^7.0.0-beta.42",
     "@babel/plugin-proposal-object-rest-spread": "^7.0.0-beta.42",
     "@babel/plugin-transform-flow-strip-types": "^7.0.0-beta.42",
     "@babel/preset-env": "^7.0.0-beta.42",
@@ -163,7 +162,7 @@
     "css-loader": "0.28.11",
     "del": "3.0.0",
     "devtron": "1.4.0",
-    "electron": "1.7.13",
+    "electron": "1.8.4",
     "electron-download": "git://github.com/keybase/electron-download#keybase-fixes-off-410",
     "electron-packager": "9.1.0",
     "eslint": "4.19.1",
diff --git a/shared/yarn.lock b/shared/yarn.lock
index ec5695e951bd..de54cc795810 100644
--- a/shared/yarn.lock
+++ b/shared/yarn.lock
@@ -453,14 +453,6 @@
     "@babel/helper-plugin-utils" "7.0.0-beta.41"
     "@babel/plugin-syntax-class-properties" "7.0.0-beta.41"
 
-"@babel/plugin-proposal-class-properties@^7.0.0-beta.42":
-  version "7.0.0-beta.42"
-  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/@babel/plugin-proposal-class-properties/-/plugin-proposal-class-properties-7.0.0-beta.42.tgz#2cd29050ab997567071b65896f92afc08a620748"
-  dependencies:
-    "@babel/helper-function-name" "7.0.0-beta.42"
-    "@babel/helper-plugin-utils" "7.0.0-beta.42"
-    "@babel/plugin-syntax-class-properties" "7.0.0-beta.42"
-
 "@babel/plugin-proposal-object-rest-spread@7.0.0-beta.42", "@babel/plugin-proposal-object-rest-spread@^7.0.0-beta.42":
   version "7.0.0-beta.42"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/@babel/plugin-proposal-object-rest-spread/-/plugin-proposal-object-rest-spread-7.0.0-beta.42.tgz#56ebd55a8268165cb7cb43a5a232b60f5435a822"
@@ -502,12 +494,6 @@
   dependencies:
     "@babel/helper-plugin-utils" "7.0.0-beta.41"
 
-"@babel/plugin-syntax-class-properties@7.0.0-beta.42":
-  version "7.0.0-beta.42"
-  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/@babel/plugin-syntax-class-properties/-/plugin-syntax-class-properties-7.0.0-beta.42.tgz#80ccce27907f22d0ffb49721e9d2cde311b41459"
-  dependencies:
-    "@babel/helper-plugin-utils" "7.0.0-beta.42"
-
 "@babel/plugin-syntax-dynamic-import@^7.0.0-beta":
   version "7.0.0-beta.41"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/@babel/plugin-syntax-dynamic-import/-/plugin-syntax-dynamic-import-7.0.0-beta.41.tgz#7e8b3d1c53171a451e50ff790e582aa2ac582c53"
@@ -1396,9 +1382,9 @@
     react-split-pane "^0.1.77"
     react-treebeard "^2.1.0"
 
-"@types/node@^7.0.18":
-  version "7.0.42"
-  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/@types/node/-/node-7.0.42.tgz#051ff1cdbd1e1b7523ba425bc388147483344dbf"
+"@types/node@^8.0.24":
+  version "8.10.2"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/@types/node/-/node-8.10.2.tgz#f1fb9c73414832c5b00ee954c4bbf68394e2e526"
 
 abab@^1.0.4:
   version "1.0.4"
@@ -4793,11 +4779,11 @@ electron-to-chromium@^1.3.39, electron-to-chromium@^1.3.40, electron-to-chromium
   version "1.3.41"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/electron-to-chromium/-/electron-to-chromium-1.3.41.tgz#7e33643e00cd85edfd17e04194f6d00e73737235"
 
-electron@1.7.13:
-  version "1.7.13"
-  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/electron/-/electron-1.7.13.tgz#10851baec77d686d95812f34425c17e48ac1413f"
+electron@1.8.4:
+  version "1.8.4"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/electron/-/electron-1.8.4.tgz#cca8d0e6889f238f55b414ad224f03e03b226a38"
   dependencies:
-    "@types/node" "^7.0.18"
+    "@types/node" "^8.0.24"
     electron-download "^3.0.1"
     extract-zip "^1.0.3"