diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 4f277d2..7064d88 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@
     "fs": "0.0.2",
     "multer": "^0.1.8",
     "pg-promise": "^5.9.7",
-    "socket.io": "^1.3.5",
+    "socket.io": "^2.5.0",
     "util": "^0.10.3",
     "uuid": "^3.1.0"
   },