diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index be14c80f..82f52b76 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -78,7 +78,7 @@
     "ember-ajax": "^2.4.1",
     "ember-cli": "2.10.0",
     "ember-cli-app-version": "^2.0.0",
-    "ember-cli-babel": "^5.1.7",
+    "ember-cli-babel": "^6.8.2",
     "ember-cli-dependency-checker": "^1.3.0",
     "ember-cli-eslint": "3.0.0",
     "ember-cli-htmlbars": "^1.0.10",