diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 98c5a4fa5..1dc5121a4 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@
     "nslog": "0.5.0",
     "oniguruma": "1.x",
     "optimist": "0.4.0",
-    "pathwatcher": "0.16.0",
+    "pathwatcher": "0.17.0",
     "pegjs": "0.8.0",
     "property-accessors": "1.x",
     "q": "1.0.x",