diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 77ad190a3..ed55ab105 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@
         "karma-mocha": "^1.1.1",
         "memory-cache": "^0.1.6",
         "merge": "^1.2.0",
-        "mongoose": "^4.5.2",
+        "mongoose": "^5.12.3",
         "node-sass-middleware": "^0.10.0",
         "passport": "^0.3.2",
         "passport-accesstoken": "^0.1.0",