diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index d6117bb56..b0f459fc9 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@
     "mocha": "*",
     "node-dev": "*",
     "pedding": "*",
-    "pg": "~4.5.2",
+    "pg": "~5.1.0",
     "pg-hstore": "~2.3.2",
     "should": "~8.4.0",
     "should-http": "*",