diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index f3f6902bb..d5950f4ba 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -121,7 +121,7 @@
     "welcome": "0.21.0",
     "whitespace": "0.29.0",
     "wrap-guide": "0.31.0",
-    "language-c": "0.39.0",
+    "language-c": "0.40.0",
     "language-clojure": "0.12.0",
     "language-coffee-script": "0.39.0",
     "language-csharp": "0.5.0",