diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 2e4333cdf1..39f970ad27 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@
   "dependencies": {
     "engine.io": "1.4.0",
     "socket.io-parser": "2.2.1",
-    "socket.io-client": "1.1.0",
+    "socket.io-client": "1.7.4",
     "socket.io-adapter": "Automattic/socket.io-adapter#006f19",
     "has-binary-data": "0.1.3",
     "debug": "0.7.4"