diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 2fbd7bd4d..28e2057c1 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@
     },
     "devDependencies": {
         "eslint": "^3.4.0",
-        "grunt": "~0.4.2",
+        "grunt": "~1.5.3",
         "grunt-bumpx": "~0.1.0",
         "grunt-contrib-watch": "~0.5.2",
         "grunt-docco": "~0.4.0",