diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 77ad190a3..0fe51bffb 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@
         "raven": "^0.12.1",
         "request": "^2.74.0",
         "snyk": "^1.17.1",
-        "socket.io": "^1.5.0",
+        "socket.io": "^3.0.0",
         "valid-url": "^1.0.9",
         "x-frame-options": "^1.0.0"
     },