diff --git a/lib/wrench.js b/lib/wrench.js
index 01f5e95..7447981 100644
--- a/lib/wrench.js
+++ b/lib/wrench.js
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@
  *  ~ Ryan McGrath (ryan [at] venodesigns.net)
  */
 
-var fs = require("fs"),
+var fs = require("graceful-fs"),
     _path = require("path"),
     isWindows = !!process.platform.match(/^win/);
 
@@ -206,11 +206,11 @@ function isFileIncluded(opts, dir, filename) {
         var filter = opts.filter;
 
         if (!opts.whitelist) {
-            // if !opts.whitelist is false every file or directory 
+            // if !opts.whitelist is false every file or directory
             // which does match opts.filter will be ignored
             return isMatch(filter) ? false : true;
         } else {
-            // if opts.whitelist is true every file or directory 
+            // if opts.whitelist is true every file or directory
             // which doesn't match opts.filter will be ignored
             return !isMatch(filter) ? false : true;
         }
@@ -231,7 +231,7 @@ exports.copyDirSyncRecursive = function(sourceDir, newDirLocation, opts) {
     opts = opts || {};
 
     try {
-        if(fs.statSync(newDirLocation).isDirectory()) { 
+        if(fs.statSync(newDirLocation).isDirectory()) {
             if(opts.forceDelete) {
             exports.rmdirSyncRecursive(newDirLocation);
             } else {
@@ -262,7 +262,7 @@ exports.copyDirSyncRecursive = function(sourceDir, newDirLocation, opts) {
                     continue;
                 }
             }
-            
+
             if (opts.excludeHiddenUnix && /^\./.test(files[i])) continue;
         }
 
@@ -370,12 +370,12 @@ exports.rmdirRecursive = function rmdirRecursive(dir, failSilent, clbk){
         clbk = function(err) {};
 
     fs.readdir(dir, function(err, files) {
-        if(err && typeof failSilent === 'boolean' && !failSilent) 
+        if(err && typeof failSilent === 'boolean' && !failSilent)
         return clbk(err);
 
         if(typeof failSilent === 'function')
             clbk = failSilent;
-        
+
         (function rmFile(err){
             if (err) return clbk(err);
 
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 1d9b40c..79559eb 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@
   },
 
   "dependencies": {
+    "graceful-fs": "~2.0.1"
   },
 
   "devDependencies": {
@@ -26,10 +27,10 @@
 
   "main": "./lib/wrench",
 
-  "engines": { 
-    "node": ">=0.1.97"
+  "engines": {
+    "node": ">=0.4.0"
   },
-  
+
   "scripts": { "test": "nodeunit tests/runner.js" },
 
   "licenses": [{