diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index db4f4d63..c55cd5d1 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@
     "transpile": "^2.7.0",
     "urix": "^0.1.0",
     "winston": "^2.2.0",
-    "ws": "^5.1.1",
+    "ws": "^7.0.0",
     "yargs": "^11.0.0"
   },
   "devDependencies": {