diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 949638f5e..67507c7f3 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@
     "parseqs": "0.0.5",
     "parseuri": "0.0.5",
     "ws": "1.1.1",
-    "xmlhttprequest-ssl": "1.5.3",
+    "xmlhttprequest-ssl": "1.6.2",
     "yeast": "0.1.2"
   },
   "devDependencies": {