diff --git a/language/slackbot/package.json b/language/slackbot/package.json
index 341b18e507..bb6cfc26e9 100644
--- a/language/slackbot/package.json
+++ b/language/slackbot/package.json
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@
   "dependencies": {
     "@google-cloud/language": "0.11.0",
     "botkit": "0.7.0",
-    "sqlite3": "4.0.4"
+    "sqlite3": "5.0.3"
   },
   "devDependencies": {
     "@google-cloud/nodejs-repo-tools": "^3.0.0",