diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 7cf94927..6e324668 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -76,7 +76,7 @@
     "mongoose-utilities": "~0.1.1",
     "morgan": "~1.8.1",
     "multer": "^1.3.0",
-    "nodemailer": "~1.10.0",
+    "nodemailer": "~4.0.0",
     "nodemailer-sendgrid-transport": "^0.2.0",
     "nodemailer-sparkpost-transport": "^1.0.0",
     "passport": "~0.3.0",