diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index d25a312a6e1abd..52fa937186bd5a 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@
     "babelify": "^6.1.3",
     "browserify-istanbul": "^0.2.1",
     "chai": "^3.2.0",
-    "eslint": "~1.8.0",
+    "eslint": "^1.8.0",
     "eslint-loader": "^1.0.0",
     "eslint-plugin-react": "^3.2.2",
     "fbjs": "^0.2.1",