diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 1e6e348..2e16247 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@
   },
   "homepage": "https://github.com/bazilio91/ejs-compiled-loader",
   "dependencies": {
-    "ejs": "^2.0.0",
+    "ejs": "^2.6.1",
     "html-minifier": "^3",
     "loader-utils": "^0.2.7",
     "merge": "^1.2.0",