diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index fcbb5e1..e1fe2d1 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@
     "Johannes Schüth"
   ],
   "dependencies": {
-    "backbone": "~1.0.0",
+    "backbone": "~1.4.0",
     "underscore": "^1.8.3",
     "jquery": "^3.2.1",
     "jsdom": "^9.1.0",