diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 5c02a86..a74cc75 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@
     "primus-emit": "0.1.2",
     "primus-spark-latency": "0.1.1",
     "shelljs": "0.5.0",
-    "web3": "0.6.0",
+    "web3": "0.8.1",
     "ws": "0.7.2"
   },
   "scripts": {