diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 39fd2ec..3815fc1 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@
     "list-stream": "^1.0.1",
     "memdown": "^1.1.2",
     "multilevel": "^7.3.0",
-    "rimraf": "^2.5.1",
+    "rimraf": "^2.6.1",
     "tape": "^4.4.0"
   }
 }