diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index ea26e69..3de55b6 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@
     "queue": "^4.4.2",
     "request-promise": "^4.2.1",
     "rss-feed-emitter": "^1.0.7",
-    "shelljs": "^0.7.8"
+    "shelljs": "^0.8.5"
   },
   "devDependencies": {
     "eslint": "^4.7.2",
diff --git a/yarn.lock b/yarn.lock
index 5e3daa3..0bb28cc 100644
--- a/yarn.lock
+++ b/yarn.lock
@@ -1152,9 +1152,9 @@ shebang-regex@^1.0.0:
   version "1.0.0"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/shebang-regex/-/shebang-regex-1.0.0.tgz#da42f49740c0b42db2ca9728571cb190c98efea3"
 
-shelljs@^0.7.8:
-  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"
   dependencies:
     glob "^7.0.0"
     interpret "^1.0.0"