diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 6cad0da..8f812e7 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@
     "require-folder-tree": "^1.4.5",
     "shimming": "^0.0.8",
     "bcrypt": "^0.8.7",
-    "request": "^2.74.0",
+    "request": "^2.81.0",
     "overlook-utils": "^0.1.0",
     "ejs-extra": "^0.0.1",
     "mandrill-api": "^1.0.45",