diff --git a/examples/dev/package.json b/examples/dev/package.json
index 831fca24d2..e5173a2694 100644
--- a/examples/dev/package.json
+++ b/examples/dev/package.json
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@
     "aliasify": "^2.1.0",
     "babelify": "^10.0.0",
     "es6-promise": "^4.2.8",
-    "watchify": "^3.11.0",
+    "watchify": "^4.0.0",
     "whatwg-fetch": "^3.0.0"
   },
   "private": true,