diff --git a/language/slackbot/package.json b/language/slackbot/package.json
index 75c71a8b39..1eb84d9e07 100644
--- a/language/slackbot/package.json
+++ b/language/slackbot/package.json
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@
   "dependencies": {
     "@google-cloud/language": "0.11.0",
     "botkit": "0.5.7",
-    "sqlite3": "3.1.9"
+    "sqlite3": "4.0.0"
   },
   "devDependencies": {
     "@google-cloud/nodejs-repo-tools": "1.4.17",