diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 488c6ed..3458e18 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
     "async": ">=0.9.0",
     "file-size": ">=0.0.5",
     "moment": ">=2.7.0",
-    "ssh2": "~0.4.7",
+    "ssh2": "~0.8.9",
     "serializable": ">=1.0.0",
     "string-hash": ">=1.1.0",
     "osenv": ">=0.1.0",