diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 6a13e2d152..11a5f5ff30 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@
   },
   "dependencies": {
     "debug": "~3.1.0",
-    "engine.io": "~3.2.0",
+    "engine.io": "~3.6.1",
     "has-binary2": "~1.0.2",
     "socket.io-adapter": "~1.1.0",
     "socket.io-client": "2.1.1",