diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 36cfee2..997165d 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@
     "feathers-mongoose": "5.1.0",
     "feathers-rest": "1.7.2",
     "get-port-sync": "1.0.0",
-    "mongoose": "4.10.4",
+    "mongoose": "5.1.0",
     "nyc": "10.3.2",
     "random-port": "0.1.0",
     "supertest": "3.0.0"