diff --git a/bower/bower.spec b/bower/bower.spec
index a57431ad38..6ebd6dc8e4 100644
--- a/bower/bower.spec
+++ b/bower/bower.spec
@@ -22,8 +22,8 @@
 ##
 
 #   package version
-%define       V_bower      1.8.7
-%define       V_bower_snap 20190119
+%define       V_bower      1.8.8
+%define       V_bower_snap 20190124
 
 #   package information
 Name:         bower
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ Class:        PLUS
 Group:        Archiver
 License:      MIT
 Version:      %{V_bower}
-Release:      20190119
+Release:      20190124
 
 #   list of sources
 Source0:      http://download.openpkg.org/components/versioned/bower/bower-%{V_bower}-%{V_bower_snap}.tar.gz