diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 5e25f1c76..63b17699c 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -110,7 +110,7 @@
     "asar": "^0.14.0",
     "bower": "^1.8.2",
     "chai": "^4.1.2",
-    "electron": "2.0.1",
+    "electron": "2.0.8",
     "electron-builder": "^20.13.5",
     "electron-icon-maker": "0.0.3",
     "eslint": "^4.14.0",
diff --git a/yarn.lock b/yarn.lock
index ba24de828..08d2ceb91 100644
--- a/yarn.lock
+++ b/yarn.lock
@@ -2538,9 +2538,9 @@ electron-updater@^2.21.10:
     semver "^5.5.0"
     source-map-support "^0.5.5"
 
-electron@2.0.1:
-  version "2.0.1"
-  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/electron/-/electron-2.0.1.tgz#d9defcc187862143b9027378be78490eddbfabf4"
+electron@2.0.8:
+  version "2.0.8"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/electron/-/electron-2.0.8.tgz#6ec7113b356e09cc9899797e0d41ebff8163e962"
   dependencies:
     "@types/node" "^8.0.24"
     electron-download "^3.0.1"