diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 6005e5fb..735f9b72 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@
                       "name": "Robin Buse"}
                   ],
   "dependencies"  : {
-                      "socket.io"  : "0.7.8",
+                      "socket.io"  : "0.7.9",
                       "ueberDB"    : "0.0.15",
                       "async"      : "0.1.9",
                       "joose"      : "3.18.0",