diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 502cd9d..5977ee0 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@
     "nodemon": "~1.0.14",
     "socket.io": "~0.9.16",
     "lodash": "~2.4.1",
-    "mongoose": "~3.8.7",
+    "mongoose": "~5.7.6",
     "async": "~0.2.10",
     "bcrypt": "~0.7.7",
     "express-jwt": "~0.1.2",