diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index b8d15d9a2..d0eb5a3d4 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -271,7 +271,7 @@
     "minimatch": "^3.0.0",
     "optimist": "^0.6.1",
     "rimraf": "^2.3.3",
-    "socket.io": "^1.3.7",
+    "socket.io": "^1.4.0",
     "source-map": "^0.5.3",
     "useragent": "^2.1.6"
   },