diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 8daf6d151..b3e90f792 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@
     "hasha": "^2.2.0",
     "kew": "^0.7.0",
     "progress": "^1.1.8",
-    "request": "^2.81.0",
+    "request": "^2.85.0",
     "request-progress": "^2.0.1",
     "which": "^1.2.10"
   },