diff --git a/script/bootstrap b/script/bootstrap
index 2af11cdfa..a7c876bb4 100755
--- a/script/bootstrap
+++ b/script/bootstrap
@@ -77,7 +77,7 @@ function bootstrap() {
     moduleInstallCommand,
     dedupeApmCommand + ' ' + packagesToDedupe.join(' '),
     {
-      command: dedupeNpmCommand + ' request node-gyp',
+      command: dedupeNpmCommand + ' request node-gyp semver',
       options: {
         cwd: path.resolve(__dirname, '..', 'apm', 'node_modules', 'atom-package-manager')
       }