diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 3a58690a4..9af3e00a6 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@
     "README.md"
   ],
   "dependencies": {
-    "async": "2.6.2",
+    "async": "3.0.1",
     "caseless": "0.12.0",
     "chai": "4.2.0",
     "clone": "2.1.2",