diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 102cc61025..7bbbe5a874 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@
     "lodash": "^3.10.0",
     "method-override": "^2.3.3",
     "mocha": "~1.20.0",
-    "mongoose": "4.1.11",
+    "mongoose": "~4.2.3",
     "morgan": "^1.6.1",
     "multer": "~1.0.5",
     "nodemailer": "^1.4.0",