diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 152c684..4dd73c6 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@
     "irc": "^0.5.2",
     "jsonfile": "^6.0.1",
     "password-prompt": "^1.1.2",
-    "socket.io": "^2.0.1"
+    "socket.io": "^3.0.0"
   },
   "devDependencies": {
     "babel-plugin-transform-runtime": "^6.23.0",