diff --git a/bower.json b/bower.json
index a56aa07c4..e349cf865 100644
--- a/bower.json
+++ b/bower.json
@@ -21,6 +21,6 @@
     "requirejs": "~2.1",
     "text-encoding": "~0.1",
     "underscore": "components/underscore#~1.8.3",
-    "xterm.js": "sourcelair/xterm.js#~2.7.0"
+    "xterm.js": "sourcelair/xterm.js#~2.8.0"
   }
 }