diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 13ac41a..766c758 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@
     "istanbul": "^0.4.5",
     "mocha": "^3.4.2",
     "socket.io": "^1.4.8",
-    "socket.io-client": "^1.4.8",
+    "socket.io-client": "^2.3.0",
     "webpack-stream": "^3.2.0"
   },
   "dependencies": {