diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 4ae3aa055..cafcd3b87 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -81,7 +81,7 @@
     "json-loader": "^0.5.4",
     "lodash": "^4.16.2",
     "method-override": "^2.3.5",
-    "mongoose": "^4.5.10",
+    "mongoose": "^5.2.9",
     "passport": "^0.3.2",
     "passport-google-oauth": "^1.0.0",
     "passport-local": "^1.0.0",