diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 42c6793b6..07d709b2b 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@
     "morgan": "1.7.0",
     "promise": "7.1",
     "request": "2.79.0",
-    "socket.io": "1.5.1",
+    "socket.io": "1.6.0",
     "superagent": "3.0.0",
     "whacko": "0.19"
   },