diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index afc4f9f4bc..2cfa55ad1f 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -78,7 +78,7 @@
     "strip-sourcemap-loader": "0.0.1",
     "systemjs": "0.19.6",
     "through2": "^0.6.3",
-    "typescript": "^1.7.3",
+    "typescript": "^1.8.2",
     "vinyl": "^0.4.6",
     "webpack": "^1.12.2",
     "yargs": "^3.6.0"
@@ -88,4 +88,4 @@
       "path": "node_modules/ionic-cz-conventional-changelog"
     }
   }
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+}