diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 7f0761a568..f2ef769949 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@
     "uuid": "^2.0.1",
     "url-loader": "^0.5.5",
     "webpack": "^1.7.2",
-    "ws": "~0.4.32"
+    "ws": "~7.2.0"
   },
   "devDependencies": {
     "chai": "^2.1.1",