diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 77ad190a3..2b6901e5f 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@
         "colors": "^1.1.2",
         "cookie-parser": "^1.4.3",
         "cookie-session": "^2.0.0-alpha.1",
-        "ejs": "^2.4.2",
+        "ejs": "^3.1.7",
         "express": "^4.14.0",
         "express-session": "^1.13.0",
         "github": "^7.0.1",