diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index f94574b..6f3f2e4 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@
     "@loopback/rest": "^1.4.0",
     "@loopback/rest-explorer": "^1.1.2",
     "@loopback/service-proxy": "^1.0.3",
-    "bcrypt": "^3.0.2",
+    "bcrypt": "^5.0.0",
     "lodash": "^4.17.11",
     "loopback-connector-postgresql": "^3.5.0",
     "passport": "^0.4.0",