diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 0522f32..a20a4ae 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@
     "encoding": "~0.1.7",
     "jsdom": "^9.12.0",
     "minimist": "^1.2.0",
-    "request": "~2.40.0"
+    "request": "^2.81.0"
   },
   "engines": {
     "node": ">= 2"