diff --git a/mern-mongodb-login-reg/package.json b/mern-mongodb-login-reg/package.json
index bb09737a..89f5444c 100644
--- a/mern-mongodb-login-reg/package.json
+++ b/mern-mongodb-login-reg/package.json
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@
   "author": "Arjun Araneta",
   "license": "ISC",
   "dependencies": {
-    "bcrypt": "^3.0.0",
+    "bcrypt": "^5.0.0",
     "body-parser": "^1.17.2",
     "cors": "^2.8.4",
     "express": "^4.16.3",