diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 5906eef9d..09b8987a4 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -107,7 +107,7 @@
     "welcome": "0.16.0",
     "whitespace": "0.22.0",
     "wrap-guide": "0.18.0",
-    "language-c": "0.16.0",
+    "language-c": "0.17.0",
     "language-coffee-script": "0.22.0",
     "language-css": "0.17.0",
     "language-gfm": "0.39.0",