diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index a1d6735be..2e725006a 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@
     "serve-index": "1.8.0",
     "serve-static": "1.11.1",
     "server-destroy": "1.0.1",
-    "socket.io": "1.4.8",
+    "socket.io": "3.0.0",
     "ua-parser-js": "0.7.10",
     "yargs": "4.8.1"
   },