diff --git a/appengine/redis/package.json b/appengine/redis/package.json
index 2e305a35b8..86659f36c7 100644
--- a/appengine/redis/package.json
+++ b/appengine/redis/package.json
@@ -10,6 +10,6 @@
   },
   "dependencies": {
     "nconf": "0.8.4",
-    "redis": "2.6.5"
+    "redis": "3.1.1"
   }
 }