diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index da860007..6c5608ad 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@
     "dependencies": {
         "async"      : "~0.2.6",
         "source-map" : "0.1.34",
-        "yargs": "~1.3.3",
+        "yargs": "~3.5.4",
         "uglify-to-browserify": "~1.0.0"
     },
     "devDependencies": {