diff --git a/Jakefile b/Jakefile
index edcca0c4..a38c722a 100644
--- a/Jakefile
+++ b/Jakefile
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ var t = new jake.TestTask('convert-units', function () {
   this.testFiles.include('test/*');
 });
 
-var d = new jake.NpmPublishTask('convert-units', function () {
+var d = new jake.PublishTask('convert-units', function () {
   this.packageFiles.include([
     'lib/**'
   , 'test/*'
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index bee0a7c4..2e689804 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
     "lodash.foreach": "2.3.x"
   },
   "devDependencies": {
-    "jake": "0.7.x"
+    "jake": "8.0.x"
   },
   "scripts": {
     "test": "jake test --trace"