diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index ec543082..815833e2 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@
         "iconv-lite": "^0.7.0",
         "in-publish": "^2.0.1",
         "jackspeak": "2.3.6",
-        "mkdirp": "^0.5.5",
+        "mkdirp": "^3.0.1",
         "mock-property": "^1.0.3",
         "module-deps": "^6.2.3",
         "npmignore": "^0.3.1",