diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 5cc95216..02ec2bee 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@
     "pump": "^1.0.2",
     "range-parser": "^1.2.0",
     "read-torrent": "^1.3.0",
-    "socket.io": "^1.7.4",
+    "socket.io": "^2.0.4",
     "torrent-stream": "^1.0.3"
   },
   "optionalDependencies": {