diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index a548406..167ca90 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@
     "jsonwebtoken": "^0.3.0",
     "lodash": "~2.4.1",
     "method-override": "~1.0.0",
-    "mongoose": "~3.8.8",
+    "mongoose": "~5.13.20",
     "morgan": "~1.0.0",
     "nodemailer": "^1.2.1",
     "passport": "~0.2.0",