diff --git a/packages/generator-feathers/package.json b/packages/generator-feathers/package.json
index 7fccf36699..21fc9e49e4 100644
--- a/packages/generator-feathers/package.json
+++ b/packages/generator-feathers/package.json
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@
     "node-dir": "^0.1.17",
     "randomstring": "^1.1.5",
     "semver": "^5.4.1",
-    "yeoman-generator": "^2.0.0"
+    "yeoman-generator": "^3.0.0"
   },
   "devDependencies": {
     "body-parser": "^1.17.2",