diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 82cac62..196e66c 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@
     },
     "homepage": "https://github.com/koreezgames/phaser3-i18n-plugin#readme",
     "dependencies": {
-        "i18next": "^15.0.2",
+        "i18next": "^17.0.2",
         "i18next-xhr-backend": "^2.0.0"
     },
     "peerDependencies": {