diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 07c825f..5d3a5c0 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@
   "dependencies": {
     "debug": "^2.2.0",
     "nan": "^2.10.0",
-    "node-pre-gyp": "0.6.x"
+    "node-pre-gyp": "^0.12.0"
   },
   "optionalDependencies": {
     "usb": "^1.1.0"