diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 48f2fa180..6bff4dcd4 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@
     "pg-pool": "~2.0.3",
     "pg-types": "~1.12.1",
     "pgpass": "1.x",
-    "semver": "4.3.2"
+    "semver": "5.7.2"
   },
   "devDependencies": {
     "async": "0.9.0",