diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 69135ecab..e14e1a791 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
     "coffee-script": "1.6.3",
     "coffeestack": "0.6.0",
     "emissary": "0.19.0",
-    "first-mate": "0.14.0",
+    "first-mate": "0.17.0",
     "fs-plus": "0.14.0",
     "fstream": "0.1.24",
     "fuzzaldrin": "0.6.0",