diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 532e057b..da890383 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -81,7 +81,7 @@
   "optionalDependencies": {
     "bookshelf": "^0.10.2",
     "bookshelf-api": "^1.7.0",
-    "knex": "^0.12.3",
+    "knex": "^0.95.2",
     "markdown": "^0.5.0",
     "node-sass": "^4.0.0",
     "pug": "^2.0.0-beta6",