diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index cecb95d..f2abf75 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@
     "srs": "~1.0.0",
     "mapnik": "~3.4.1",
     "sphericalmercator": "~1.0.2",
-    "gdal": "~0.7.0",
+    "gdal": "~0.8.0",
     "mapbox-file-sniff": "~0.4.0",
     "queue-async": "1.0.7"
   },