diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 9fdb424f..84d3d81d 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
   "main": "server.js",
   "dependencies": {
     "express" : "~4.5.1",
-	"mongoose" : "~3.8.0",
+	"mongoose" : "^5.0.12",
 	"body-parser" : "~1.4.2",
 	"method-override" : "~2.0.2"
   }