diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 2e4333cdf1..88aeb14e23 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@
   },
   "dependencies": {
     "engine.io": "1.4.0",
-    "socket.io-parser": "2.2.1",
+    "socket.io-parser": "4.0.5",
     "socket.io-client": "1.1.0",
     "socket.io-adapter": "Automattic/socket.io-adapter#006f19",
     "has-binary-data": "0.1.3",