diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index a2523aa4..17d0907f 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@
     "babel-preset-env": "^1.6.1",
     "babel-preset-react": "^6.24.1",
     "babel-preset-stage-0": "^6.24.1",
-    "electron": "1.8.4",
+    "electron": "1.8.8",
     "electron-builder": "^20.6.2",
     "electron-devtools-installer": "^2.2.3",
     "electron-webpack": "^1.13.0",
diff --git a/yarn.lock b/yarn.lock
index 7663dd75..318b2051 100644
--- a/yarn.lock
+++ b/yarn.lock
@@ -2936,9 +2936,9 @@ electron-webpack@^1.13.0:
     webpack-merge "^4.1.1"
     yargs "^11.0.0"
 
-electron@1.8.4:
-  version "1.8.4"
-  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/electron/-/electron-1.8.4.tgz#cca8d0e6889f238f55b414ad224f03e03b226a38"
+electron@1.8.8:
+  version "1.8.8"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/electron/-/electron-1.8.8.tgz#a90cddb075291f49576993e6f5c8bb4439301cae"
   dependencies:
     "@types/node" "^8.0.24"
     electron-download "^3.0.1"