diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 9b391e52..07fdb0a2 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@
     "bindings": "~1.2.1",
     "commander": "^2.8.1",
     "glob": "^5.0.14",
-    "node-gyp": "~2.0.2",
+    "node-gyp": "~3.0.1",
     "pangyp": "~2.2.0",
     "tap": "~0.7.1",
     "xtend": "~4.0.0"