diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 29ca63346..82e3b8406 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@
   "repository": "mysqljs/mysql",
   "dependencies": {
     "bignumber.js": "3.1.2",
-    "readable-stream": "1.1.14",
+    "readable-stream": "2.2.6",
     "safe-buffer": "5.0.1",
     "sqlstring": "2.2.0"
   },