diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 025679a..6b61cbd 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@
   "dependencies": {
     "debug": "^2.2.0",
     "feathers-socket-commons": "^2.0.0",
-    "primus": "^5.0.1",
+    "primus": "^6.0.4",
     "primus-emitter": "^3.1.1",
     "uberproto": "^1.2.0"
   },