diff --git a/bin/bot-init.js b/bin/bot-init.js
index ffb7fee5..e0e560fc 100755
--- a/bin/bot-init.js
+++ b/bin/bot-init.js
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ fs.mkdir(botPath, function(err, res){
     , dependencies: {
        'superscript': 'latest'
       , 'sfacts':'latest'
-      , 'mongoose':'3.8.24'
+      , 'mongoose':'4.5.10'
       ,'debug': '~2.0.0'
     }
   }