diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 8d3a4e7d2..910dc3081 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@
     "memdown": "^1.0.0",
     "mkdirp": "0.5.0",
     "nan": "^2.0.9",
-    "npm": "^2.14.1",
+    "npm": "^5.6.0",
     "semver": "^5.0.1",
     "socket.io": "bitpay/socket.io#bitpay-1.3.7",
     "socket.io-client": "bitpay/socket.io-client#bitpay-1.3.7"