diff --git a/rebar.config b/rebar.config
index 1c58e79f..77545208 100644
--- a/rebar.config
+++ b/rebar.config
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 {lib_dirs,[".."]}.
 {deps_dir,["deps"]}.
 {deps,[
-    {cowboy,        ".*", {git, "git://github.com/extend/cowboy",          {tag,"0.8.2"}}},
+    {cowboy,        ".*", {git, "git://github.com/extend/cowboy",          {tag,"0.8.6"}}},
     {mimetypes,     ".*", {git, "git://github.com/doxtop/mimetypes.git",   {tag, "HEAD"}}},
     {erlydtl,       ".*", {git, "git://github.com/voxoz/erlydtl.git", "HEAD"}}
 ]}.