diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 272fde3703..797fe0ef41 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@
     "moment": "^2.13.0",
     "postcss-loader": "^2.0.9",
     "rimraf": "^2.5.2",
-    "shelljs": "^0.7.4",
+    "shelljs": "^0.8.5",
     "simple-make": "^2.0.0",
     "style-loader": "^0.19.1",
     "webpack": "^3.10.0",
diff --git a/yarn.lock b/yarn.lock
index bdcc81339e..aa5e079481 100644
--- a/yarn.lock
+++ b/yarn.lock
@@ -4184,9 +4184,10 @@ shebang-regex@^1.0.0:
   version "1.0.0"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/shebang-regex/-/shebang-regex-1.0.0.tgz#da42f49740c0b42db2ca9728571cb190c98efea3"
 
-shelljs@^0.7.4:
-  version "0.7.8"
-  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/shelljs/-/shelljs-0.7.8.tgz#decbcf874b0d1e5fb72e14b164a9683048e9acb3"
+shelljs@^0.8.5:
+  version "0.8.5"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/shelljs/-/shelljs-0.8.5.tgz#de055408d8361bed66c669d2f000538ced8ee20c"
+  integrity sha512-TiwcRcrkhHvbrZbnRcFYMLl30Dfov3HKqzp5tO5b4pt6G/SezKcYhmDg15zXVBswHmctSAQKznqNW2LO5tTDow==
   dependencies:
     glob "^7.0.0"
     interpret "^1.0.0"