diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index a6aa7c6d..1ea3285d 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@
     "debug": "2.2.0",
     "optimist": "0.6.1",
     "sphere-node-sdk": "^1.16.0",
-    "sphere-node-utils": "0.7.0",
+    "sphere-node-utils": "^0.8.6",
     "tmp": "0.0.23",
     "underscore": "1.8.3",
     "underscore-mixins": "*",