diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index eaa9be8..65367df 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@
     "sequelize": "^2.1.3",
     "wrench": "~1.5.4",
     "smoke-test-sharelatex": "git+https://github.com/sharelatex/smoke-test-sharelatex.git#v0.2.0",
-    "sqlite3": "~2.2.0",
+    "sqlite3": "~3.1.8",
     "express": "^4.2.0",
     "body-parser": "^1.2.0",
     "fs-extra": "^0.16.3",