diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 001c447895..6cfabb3d91 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@
   },
   "dependencies": {
     "arrivals": "^2.0.2",
-    "artillery-core": "1.7.1",
+    "artillery-core": "1.8.0",
     "async": "^1.0.0",
     "chalk": "1.1.3",
     "cli": "^0.6.6",