diff --git a/Cargo.toml b/Cargo.toml
index 4fa808cc..99f4f091 100644
--- a/Cargo.toml
+++ b/Cargo.toml
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ walkdir = "2.0.1"
 chashmap = "2.2.2"
 
 [target.'cfg(target_os="linux")'.dependencies]
-inotify = { version = "0.7", default-features = false }
+inotify = { version = "0.8", default-features = false }
 mio = "0.6.15"
 mio-extras = "2.0.5"