diff --git a/mix.exs b/mix.exs
index f32e16570..55f6681a6 100644
--- a/mix.exs
+++ b/mix.exs
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ defmodule Faker.Mixfile do
 
   defp deps do
     [
-      { :poison, "~> 1.1.1" }
+      { :poison, "~> 1.3.0" }
     ]
   end
 
diff --git a/mix.lock b/mix.lock
index 0b522d091..2e745c3d0 100644
--- a/mix.lock
+++ b/mix.lock
@@ -1 +1 @@
-%{"poison": {:hex, :poison, "1.1.1"}}
+%{"poison": {:hex, :poison, "1.3.0"}}