diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index e26cce4..484d1d4 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@
     "mime": "~1.2.11",
     "mkdirp": "~0.5.0",
     "pend": "~1.2.0",
-    "rimraf": "~2.2.8",
+    "rimraf": "~2.7.1",
     "streamsink": "~1.2.0"
   },
   "bugs": {