diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index e4deec6..a6a7456 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@
     "commander": "^2.8.1",
     "firmata": "^0.5.4",
     "nanotimer": "^0.3.10",
-    "serialport": "^1.7.4",
+    "serialport": "^2.0.0",
     "socket.io": "^1.3.6"
   },
   "author": "Sarah Groff-Palermo",
diff --git a/src/p5bots-server/package.json b/src/p5bots-server/package.json
index c6a3a56..4bf5963 100644
--- a/src/p5bots-server/package.json
+++ b/src/p5bots-server/package.json
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@
     "express": "^4.13.1",
     "firmata": "^0.5.4",
     "nanotimer": "^0.3.10",
-    "serialport": "^1.7.4",
+    "serialport": "^2.0.0",
     "socket.io": "^1.3.6"
   },
   "license": "LGPL-2.1",