diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index cc71c78..88dc72c 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@
     "npm-run-all": "^3.0.0",
     "nyc": "^8.1.0",
     "rimraf": "^2.5.4",
-    "watch": "^0.19.2"
+    "watch": "^1.0.1"
   },
   "tonicExampleFilename": "./scripts/tonic.example.js",
   "nyc": {