diff --git a/packages/cloud-core/package.json b/packages/cloud-core/package.json
index e316a5bb88..9722ba7b09 100644
--- a/packages/cloud-core/package.json
+++ b/packages/cloud-core/package.json
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@
     "rx-lite": "4.0.8",
     "sequelize": "3.28.0",
     "signalfx": "3.0.1",
-    "sqlite3": "3.1.8",
+    "sqlite3": "5.0.3",
     "underscore": "1.8.3",
     "xoauth2": "1.2.0"
   },