diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json
index b7564b9..85c711f 100644
--- a/package-lock.json
+++ b/package-lock.json
@@ -498,10 +498,10 @@
       "integrity": "sha1-G2HAViGQqN/2rjuyzwIAyhMLhtQ=",
       "dev": true
     },
-    "eventemitter2": {
-      "version": "3.0.2",
-      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/eventemitter2/-/eventemitter2-3.0.2.tgz",
-      "integrity": "sha1-gcDttzn/pk+58hu8sdK0GaUTNRI="
+    "eventemitter3": {
+      "version": "3.1.0",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/eventemitter3/-/eventemitter3-3.1.0.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-ivIvhpq/Y0uSjcHDcOIccjmYjGLcP09MFGE7ysAwkAvkXfpZlC985pH2/ui64DKazbTW/4kN3yqozUxlXzI6cA=="
     },
     "execa": {
       "version": "0.7.0",
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 70d24a4..57b05bb 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@
   "dependencies": {
     "async": "^2.1.4",
     "del": "^3.0.0",
-    "eventemitter2": "^3.0.0",
+    "eventemitter3": "^3.1.0",
     "get-port": "^2.1.0",
     "granax": "^3.1.3",
     "jrpc2": "^1.0.5",
diff --git a/src/TorPool.js b/src/TorPool.js
index c3a4268..4402467 100644
--- a/src/TorPool.js
+++ b/src/TorPool.js
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ Array.prototype.rotate = (function() {
     };
 })();
 
-const EventEmitter = require('eventemitter2').EventEmitter2;
+const { EventEmitter } = require('eventemitter3');
 const async = require('async');
 const TorProcess = require('./TorProcess');
 const _ = require('lodash');
diff --git a/src/TorProcess.js b/src/TorProcess.js
index 5c9c3ef..f4b9a0e 100644
--- a/src/TorProcess.js
+++ b/src/TorProcess.js
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ const async = require('async');
 const fs = require('fs');
 const getPort = require('get-port');
 const del = require('del');
-const EventEmitter = require('eventemitter2').EventEmitter2;
+const { EventEmitter } = require('eventemitter3');
 const temp = require('temp');
 const { TorController } = require('granax');
 const { connect } = require('net');