diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 826f6d00d..37630fd1f 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -70,7 +70,7 @@
     "moment": "~2.5.0",
     "nodemailer": "^1.3.0",
     "preconditions": "^1.0.7",
-    "socket.io": "1.0.6",
+    "socket.io": "2.5.0",
     "socket.io-client": "1.0.6",
     "soop": "=0.1.5",
     "winston": "2.3.1",