diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 7d0d25d..1ed969a 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@
   },
   "homepage": "https://github.com/saurabh0402/devPostProject#readme",
   "dependencies": {
-    "bcrypt": "^0.8.7",
+    "bcrypt": "^5.0.0",
     "body-parser": "^1.15.2",
     "cookie-parser": "^1.4.3",
     "express": "^4.14.0",