diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 9ffac179a..8878f6307 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -79,7 +79,7 @@
     "request": "^2.x",
     "rimraf": "^2.5.4",
     "semistandard": "^10.0.0",
-    "socket.io-client": "^1.7.2"
+    "socket.io-client": "^2.0.0"
   },
   "browser": {
     "./lib/index": "./lib/client/index"