diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 1e01cd0c4b..701323b471 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@
     "csurf": "^1.9.0",
     "express": "^4.13.4",
     "json-file-plus": "^3.2.0",
-    "package-json": "^2.3.1",
+    "package-json": "^7.0.0",
     "passport": "^0.3.2",
     "passport-local": "^1.0.0"
   },