diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 737aef903..890bb535c 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@
     "@sailshq/lodash": "^3.10.2",
     "async": "2.0.1",
     "mongodb": "2.1.20",
-    "validator": "4.5.1",
+    "validator": "13.15.20",
     "waterline-cursor": "0.0.7",
     "waterline-errors": "0.10.1"
   },