diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 64311be..c518be9 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@
     "less-middleware": "*",
     "mocha": "*",
     "mongodb": "2.1.7",
-    "mongoose": "4.4.3",
+    "mongoose": "4.9.8",
     "request": "2.69.0",
     "split": "1.0.0",
     "supertest": "1.1.0",