diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 0a086f12e..c3ab2fb05 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -86,7 +86,7 @@
     "package-generator": "0.30.0",
     "release-notes": "0.26.0",
     "settings-view": "0.97.0",
-    "snippets": "0.39.0",
+    "snippets": "0.40.0",
     "spell-check": "0.28.0",
     "status-bar": "0.37.0",
     "styleguide": "0.26.0",