diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 2dbf61a8f..4a75108ce 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@
     "grunt-tslint": "3.0.0",
     "time-grunt": "^1.3.0",
     "tslint": "3.3.0",
-    "typescript": "1.7.5"
+    "typescript": "1.8.2"
   },
   "typings": "tns-core-modules.d.ts",
   "dependencies": {