diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index fb27e16..0b8c510 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@
     "simple-websocket": "^2.0.0",
     "string2compact": "^1.1.1",
     "uniq": "^1.0.1",
-    "ws": "^0.7.1",
+    "ws": "^0.8.0",
     "xtend": "^4.0.0"
   },
   "devDependencies": {