diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index f91fdd2..3d9c984 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
     "test": "mocha tests/*.js --exit"
   },
   "dependencies": {
-    "bcrypt": "^3.0.6",
+    "bcrypt": "^5.0.0",
     "body-parser": "^1.19.0",
     "chai": "^4.2.0",
     "chai-http": "^4.3.0",