diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 82e35710..5c9a0ff0 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@
     "joi": "^9.2.0",
     "jsonwebtoken": "^7.1.9",
     "lodash": "~3.10.1",
-    "mongoose": "4.7.4",
+    "mongoose": "5.2.9",
     "node-uuid": "^1.4.7",
     "nodemailer": "^2.6.4",
     "nodemailer-markdown": "^1.0.1",