diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 7963f27c61..0695a1981f 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@
     "sinon-chai": "^3.0.0",
     "source-map-support": "^0.5.1",
     "tslint": "^5.9.1",
-    "typescript": "~2.7.1"
+    "typescript": "~2.8.1"
   },
   "scripts": {
     "clean": "lerna run prebuild",