diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 5aac69837a..bedbb2558a 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -16,8 +16,8 @@
   "dependencies": {
     "analytics-node": "2.x.x",
     "async": "^0.9",
-    "babel-core": "6.8.0",
-    "babel-preset-electron": "^0.37.8",
+    "babel-core": "6.10.4",
+    "babel-preset-electron": "^1.4.15",
     "babel-preset-react": "^6.16.0",
     "babel-regenerator-runtime": "6.5.0",
     "better-sqlite3": "bengotow/better-sqlite3#a888061ad334c76d2db4c06554c90785cc6e7cce",
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@
     "coffeestack": "^1.1",
     "color": "^0.7.3",
     "debug": "2.4.5",
-    "electron": "1.4.12",
+    "electron": "28.3.2",
     "electron-spellchecker": "0.2.15",
     "emissary": "^1.3.1",
     "emoji-data": "^0.2.0",