diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index be54f196..f3590421 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -122,7 +122,7 @@
     "deepmerge": "^2.0.0",
     "deepword": "^3.0.0",
     "dword": "^8.0.0",
-    "edward": "^7.0.0",
+    "edward": "^8.0.0",
     "execon": "^1.2.0",
     "express": "^4.13.0",
     "files-io": "^2.0.0",