diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 6f23f5cb7c6c..c6f087f4e34a 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@
   "license": "Apache-2.0",
   "devDependencies": {
     "babel": "~6.5.2",
-    "babel-core": "~6.8.0",
+    "babel-core": "~6.9.0",
     "babel-loader": "~6.2.0",
     "babel-preset-es2015": "~6.6.0",
     "babelify": "~7.3.0",