diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 6e79d9e..c382ee2 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@
     "nodemon": "^1.11.0",
     "passport": "*",
     "passport-local": "*",
-    "socket.io": "^2.0.4",
+    "socket.io": "^3.0.0",
     "textangular": "^1.5.16"
   },
   "engine": "node >=0.6.x"