diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index abbd701e4..f2a01e66b 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@
     "serializable": "1.x",
     "space-pen": "3.1.1",
     "temp": "0.5.0",
-    "text-buffer": ">=1.1.2 <2.0",
+    "text-buffer": "^1.2.0",
     "theorist": "1.x",
     "underscore-plus": ">=1.0.2 <2.0",
     "vm-compatibility-layer": "0.1.0"