diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 8e8055651..1fbbc01ec 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -10,6 +10,6 @@
   },
   "devDependencies": {
     "gulp": "^3.9.1",
-    "shelljs": "^0.7.8"
+    "shelljs": "^0.8.5"
   }
 }
diff --git a/yarn.lock b/yarn.lock
index 208080d9d..1331ad00c 100644
--- a/yarn.lock
+++ b/yarn.lock
@@ -939,9 +939,9 @@ sequencify@~0.0.7:
   version "0.0.7"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/sequencify/-/sequencify-0.0.7.tgz#90cff19d02e07027fd767f5ead3e7b95d1e7380c"
 
-shelljs@^0.7.8:
-  version "0.7.8"
-  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/shelljs/-/shelljs-0.7.8.tgz#decbcf874b0d1e5fb72e14b164a9683048e9acb3"
+shelljs@^0.8.5:
+  version "0.8.5"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/shelljs/-/shelljs-0.8.5.tgz#de055408d8361bed66c669d2f000538ced8ee20c"
   dependencies:
     glob "^7.0.0"
     interpret "^1.0.0"