diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index e22436a006..74afdd7236 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -101,7 +101,7 @@
     "zmq": "^2.14.0"
   },
   "devDependencies": {
-    "async": "^2.0.1",
+    "async": "^3.2.3",
     "bower": "^1.8.8",
     "chai": "^3.4.1",
     "css-loader": "^0.23.1",
diff --git a/yarn.lock b/yarn.lock
index 78d6ceae67..6defd74460 100644
--- a/yarn.lock
+++ b/yarn.lock
@@ -662,6 +662,11 @@ async@^2.0.1, async@^2.5.0, async@^2.6.2:
   dependencies:
     lodash "^4.17.14"
 
+async@^3.2.3:
+  version "3.2.3"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/async/-/async-3.2.3.tgz#ac53dafd3f4720ee9e8a160628f18ea91df196c9"
+  integrity sha512-spZRyzKL5l5BZQrr/6m/SqFdBN0q3OCI0f9rjfBzCMBIP4p75P620rR3gTmaksNOhmzgdxcaxdNfMy6anrbM0g==
+
 async@~0.2.6, async@~0.2.7, async@~0.2.9:
   version "0.2.10"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/async/-/async-0.2.10.tgz#b6bbe0b0674b9d719708ca38de8c237cb526c3d1"