diff --git a/appengine/redis/package.json b/appengine/redis/package.json
index d518a39bd6..842c75f900 100644
--- a/appengine/redis/package.json
+++ b/appengine/redis/package.json
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@
   },
   "dependencies": {
     "nconf": "^0.10.0",
-    "redis": "^2.8.0"
+    "redis": "^3.1.1"
   },
   "devDependencies": {
     "@google-cloud/nodejs-repo-tools": "^3.3.0"