diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 3fe76510a07..68ba2cdea61 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@
     "rss": "1.2.1",
     "semver": "5.1.0",
     "showdown-ghost": "0.3.6",
-    "sqlite3": "3.1.1",
+    "sqlite3": "5.0.3",
     "unidecode": "0.1.8",
     "validator": "4.5.0",
     "xml": "1.0.1"