diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 532e057b..c8317202 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -79,7 +79,7 @@
     "semver": "^5.3.0"
   },
   "optionalDependencies": {
-    "bookshelf": "^0.10.2",
+    "bookshelf": "^1.2.0",
     "bookshelf-api": "^1.7.0",
     "knex": "^0.12.3",
     "markdown": "^0.5.0",