diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 58d45dd..4197de2 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@
         "jshint": "~0.9.0",
         "cpr": "~0.0.3",
         "ansi-color": "~0.2.1",
-        "request": "~2.21.0",
+        "request": "~2.88.0",
         "rimraf": "~2.1.4",
         "nopt": "~1.0.10",
         "mkdirp": "~0.3.3",