diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 6cb19600..e7b8ee54 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
     "url": "https://github.com/slackhq/hubot-slack/issues"
   },
   "dependencies": {
-    "@slack/client": "^3.4.0",
+    "@slack/client": "^5.0.2",
     "lodash": "^3.10.1"
   },
   "devDependencies": {