diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 10056c4..a3bfdda 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@
     "mkdirp": "^0.5.1",
     "phantomjs-prebuilt": "^2.1.4",
     "pre-commit": "^1.1.2",
-    "rimraf": "^2.5.2",
+    "rimraf": "^2.6.1",
     "tape": "^4.4.0"
   }
 }