diff --git a/packages/babel-cli/package.json b/packages/babel-cli/package.json
index 0b4bd8731363..9adbc4cdd984 100644
--- a/packages/babel-cli/package.json
+++ b/packages/babel-cli/package.json
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@
     "source-map": "^0.5.0"
   },
   "optionalDependencies": {
-    "chokidar": "^2.0.4"
+    "chokidar": "^2.1.8"
   },
   "peerDependencies": {
     "@babel/core": "^7.0.0-0"