diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 74ad60f..c34716d 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@
     "ws": "*",
     "assert": "*",
     "fs-ext": "git://github.com/sgentle/node-fs-ext.git",
-    "request": "~2.12.0",
+    "request": "~2.88.0",
     "toobusy": "~0.2.3",
     "uid-number": "0.0.3",
     "mkdirp": "~0.3.5"