diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 1b6f64f..795af9a 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@
     "winston": "~2.2.0"
   },
   "devDependencies": {
-    "request": "~2.69.0",
+    "request": "~2.79.0",
     "mocha": "^2.4.5"
   }
 }