diff --git a/api/package.json b/api/package.json
index 0f55eb6f..1df64e0d 100644
--- a/api/package.json
+++ b/api/package.json
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@
     "babel-polyfill": "6.13.0",
     "graphql": "0.6.2",
     "graphql-relay": "0.4.2",
-    "jsonwebtoken": "^7.1.9",
+    "jsonwebtoken": "^9.0.0",
     "lodash": "^4.13.1",
     "require-clean": "0.1.3",
     "uuid-js": "^0.7.5"