diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index d9ac19a..148f91a 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@
     "bcrypt-nodejs": "0.0.3",
     "body-parser": "~1.9.3",
     "express": "~4.10.3",
-    "jsonwebtoken": "^5.0.0",
+    "jsonwebtoken": "^9.0.0",
     "morgan": "~1.5.0"
   },
   "devDependencies": {