diff --git a/src/package.json b/src/package.json
index fcf5b97c0..b6df2acb3 100644
--- a/src/package.json
+++ b/src/package.json
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@
     "security": "1.0.0",
     "semver": "5.1.0",
     "slide": "1.1.6",
-    "socket.io": "1.7.3",
+    "socket.io": "2.1.1",
     "swagger-node-express": "2.1.3",
     "tinycon": "0.0.1",
     "ueberdb2": "0.4.0",