diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 8b6a7441..1f3054ba 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -146,7 +146,7 @@
     "babel-preset-react": "6.24.1",
     "copy-webpack-plugin": "4.0.1",
     "cross-env": "5.0.5",
-    "electron": "1.7.8",
+    "electron": "1.7.9",
     "electron-builder": "19.27.2",
     "electron-builder-squirrel-windows": "19.25.0",
     "electron-devtools-installer": "2.2.0",
diff --git a/yarn.lock b/yarn.lock
index c760ee28..0b123f81 100644
--- a/yarn.lock
+++ b/yarn.lock
@@ -2114,9 +2114,9 @@ electron-rebuild@1.6.0:
     spawn-rx "^2.0.10"
     yargs "^7.0.2"
 
-electron@1.7.8:
-  version "1.7.8"
-  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/electron/-/electron-1.7.8.tgz#27b791a6895171a7d52991b99442cdbd10a3539d"
+electron@1.7.9:
+  version "1.7.9"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/electron/-/electron-1.7.9.tgz#add54e9f8f83ed02f6519ec10135f698b19336cf"
   dependencies:
     "@types/node" "^7.0.18"
     electron-download "^3.0.1"