diff --git a/package_template.json b/package_template.json
index 952fad2..290ec35 100644
--- a/package_template.json
+++ b/package_template.json
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@
   },
   "devDependencies": {
     "npm-run-all": "^4.1.5",
-    "sapper": "^0.26",
+    "sapper": "^0.27.0",
     "svelte": "^3.0.0"
   },
   "merge-configs": {