diff --git a/.yarnrc b/.yarnrc
index 42f08fa0c0..476597b2d2 100644
--- a/.yarnrc
+++ b/.yarnrc
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
 disturl "https://atom.io/download/electron"
-target "1.7.12"
+target "1.7.16"
 runtime "electron"