diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 7c8b031e..2ff24d0f 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 /vendor
 /node_modules
 Homestead.yaml
+Homestead.json
 .env
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index b1b4a6e6..8b7c633c 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
     "gulp": "^3.8.8"
   },
   "dependencies": {
-    "laravel-elixir": "^2.0.0",
+    "laravel-elixir": "^3.0.0",
     "bootstrap-sass": "^3.0.0"
   }
 }