diff --git a/bower.json b/bower.json
index aec35a9..8992b82 100644
--- a/bower.json
+++ b/bower.json
@@ -2,7 +2,6 @@
   "name": "js-xlsx",
   "homepage": "https://github.com/SheetJS/js-xlsx",
   "main": "dist/xlsx.js",
-  "version": "0.8.0",
   "ignore": [
     "bin",
     "bits",