diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index bdb1d2ea..2bcec4a9 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@
   },
   "dependencies": {
     "nan": "2.1.0",
-    "node-pre-gyp": "0.6.15"
+    "node-pre-gyp": "0.6.24"
   },
   "devDependencies": {
     "aws-sdk": "~2.0.25",
diff --git a/scripts/build-appveyor.bat b/scripts/build-appveyor.bat
index c532bf8d..2e4526a8 100644
--- a/scripts/build-appveyor.bat
+++ b/scripts/build-appveyor.bat
@@ -137,7 +137,7 @@ ECHO ===== where npm puts stuff END ============
 
 
 ECHO installing node-gyp...
-CALL npm install -g node-gyp
+CALL npm install -g node-gyp@3.2.1
 IF %ERRORLEVEL% NEQ 0 GOTO ERROR
 
 ::ERRORLEVEL 0: string found