diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 3159da1..6e64e0b 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@
     "jquery": "^3.2.1",
     "jsonwebtoken": "^7.4.1",
     "moment": "^2.18.1",
-    "mongoose": "^4.10.4",
+    "mongoose": "^5.8.5",
     "morgan": "^1.8.2",
     "rxjs": "^5.1.0",
     "tether": "1.4.0",