diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index e12b021e93..987e225edf 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@
     "marked": "^0.3.5",
     "minimatch": "^2.0.10",
     "node-html-encoder": "0.0.2",
-    "nodegit": "^0.5.0",
+    "nodegit": "0.4.1",
     "path": "^0.11.14",
     "prompt": "^0.2.14",
     "q": "^1.4.1",