diff --git a/examples/using-sass/package.json b/examples/using-sass/package.json
index a55c8783939d2..6cec6dd4bfd62 100644
--- a/examples/using-sass/package.json
+++ b/examples/using-sass/package.json
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@
     "gatsby-plugin-google-analytics": "^2.0.5",
     "gatsby-plugin-offline": "^2.0.5",
     "gatsby-plugin-sass": "^2.0.1",
-    "node-sass": "^4.9.0",
+    "node-sass": "^5.0.0",
     "react": "^16.3.0",
     "react-dom": "^16.3.0",
     "tachyons-sass": "^4.7.1"