diff --git a/project-skeletons/restify/package.json b/project-skeletons/restify/package.json
index 901b5090..7df0b3ec 100644
--- a/project-skeletons/restify/package.json
+++ b/project-skeletons/restify/package.json
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
   "license": "",
   "main": "app.js",
   "dependencies": {
-    "restify": "^4.0.2",
+    "restify": "^5.0.0",
     "swagger-restify-mw": "^0.1.0"
   },
   "devDependencies":  {