diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index a7f1b11..84773ee 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@
   },
   "homepage": "",
   "devDependencies": {
-    "@types/node": "^7.0.12",
+    "@types/node": "^8.0.1",
     "@types/requirejs": "^2.1.29",
     "mocha": "^3.2.0",
     "tslint": "^5.4.1",
diff --git a/tsconfig.json b/tsconfig.json
index 443d1d2..5dcc9fa 100644
--- a/tsconfig.json
+++ b/tsconfig.json
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@
         "strictNullChecks": true,
         "strict": true,
         "sourceMap": false,
-        "outDir": "lib"
+        "outDir": "lib",
+        "types": ["node"]
     }
 }