diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index ebaf14ae67d..f18398917c0 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -85,7 +85,7 @@
     "@types/test-listen": "1.1.0",
     "@types/type-is": "1.6.3",
     "@types/uuid": "8.3.0",
-    "@types/ws": "7.2.7",
+    "@types/ws": "8.5.5",
     "apollo-fetch": "0.7.0",
     "apollo-link": "1.2.14",
     "apollo-link-http": "1.5.17",
diff --git a/packages/apollo-server-core/package.json b/packages/apollo-server-core/package.json
index 2a77e932750..af30ba69d06 100644
--- a/packages/apollo-server-core/package.json
+++ b/packages/apollo-server-core/package.json
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@
     "@apollographql/apollo-tools": "^0.4.3",
     "@apollographql/graphql-playground-html": "1.6.26",
     "@types/graphql-upload": "^8.0.0",
-    "@types/ws": "^7.0.0",
+    "@types/ws": "^8.0.0",
     "apollo-cache-control": "file:../apollo-cache-control",
     "apollo-datasource": "file:../apollo-datasource",
     "apollo-graphql": "^0.6.0",