diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 29ce42a62..c2058c2a3 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -195,7 +195,7 @@
     "request-promise": "^2.0.1",
     "restify": "^4.0.4",
     "restler": "3.4.0",
-    "rimraf": "^2.3.2",
+    "rimraf": "^2.6.0",
     "superagent": "^1.4.0",
     "tap": "^10.0.0",
     "zombie": "^5.0.1"