diff --git a/starter-files/package.json b/starter-files/package.json
index 2bc3ed211..90cc8a313 100644
--- a/starter-files/package.json
+++ b/starter-files/package.json
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@
     "juice": "4.0.2",
     "md5": "2.2.1",
     "moment": "2.17.1",
-    "mongoose": "5.1.0",
+    "mongoose": "6.13.6",
     "mongoose-mongodb-errors": "0.0.2",
     "multer": "1.3.0",
     "nodemailer": "3.1.5",