diff --git a/.nvmrc b/.nvmrc
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..bf77d54
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.nvmrc
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+4.2
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index eaa9be8..748256b 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": "~3.1.4",
     "express": "^4.2.0",
     "body-parser": "^1.2.0",
     "fs-extra": "^0.16.3",