diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 89eb6a7eea..d8013233c7 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@
     "deep-diff": "^0.3.3",
     "errorhandler": "^1.5.0",
     "express": "^4.16.2",
-    "express-validator": "^4.3.0",
+    "express-validator": "^5.0.0",
     "gravatar": "^1.6.0",
     "install": "^0.10.1",
     "joi": "^13.0.1",