diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index f6cc484f00aa..dc378cffc73d 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -101,7 +101,7 @@
     "nodegit": "^0.18.0"
   },
   "devEngines": {
-    "node": "4.x || 5.x || 6.x || 7.x",
+    "node": "4.x || 5.x || 6.x || 7.x || 8.x",
     "npm": "2.x || 3.x || 4.x || 5.x"
   },
   "commonerConfig": {