diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 86915fd800..981a42b310 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@
     "request": "^2.74.0",
     "rrule": "latest",
     "snyk": "^1.14.1",
-    "socket.io": "^1.4.6",
+    "socket.io": "^2.1.0",
     "valid-url": "latest",
     "walk": "latest"
   },