diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 5deda21159..48cd0495e3 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -217,7 +217,7 @@
     "prettier": "^1.14.0",
     "react": "16.2.0",
     "react-test-renderer": "16.2.0",
-    "shelljs": "^0.7.8",
+    "shelljs": "^0.8.5",
     "sinon": "^2.2.0"
   },
   "rnpm": {
diff --git a/yarn.lock b/yarn.lock
index 4d83223e8b..cd4b7fcdff 100644
--- a/yarn.lock
+++ b/yarn.lock
@@ -4911,10 +4911,10 @@ shell-quote@^1.6.1:
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/shell-quote/-/shell-quote-1.7.2.tgz#67a7d02c76c9da24f99d20808fcaded0e0e04be2"
   integrity sha512-mRz/m/JVscCrkMyPqHc/bczi3OQHkLTqXHEFu0zDhK/qfv3UcOA4SVmRCLmos4bhjr9ekVQubj/R7waKapmiQg==
 
-shelljs@^0.7.8:
-  version "0.7.8"
-  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/shelljs/-/shelljs-0.7.8.tgz#decbcf874b0d1e5fb72e14b164a9683048e9acb3"
-  integrity sha1-3svPh0sNHl+3LhSxZKloMEjprLM=
+shelljs@^0.8.5:
+  version "0.8.5"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/shelljs/-/shelljs-0.8.5.tgz#de055408d8361bed66c669d2f000538ced8ee20c"
+  integrity sha512-TiwcRcrkhHvbrZbnRcFYMLl30Dfov3HKqzp5tO5b4pt6G/SezKcYhmDg15zXVBswHmctSAQKznqNW2LO5tTDow==
   dependencies:
     glob "^7.0.0"
     interpret "^1.0.0"