diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 6c6b776..8a16b80 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@
     "node-cleanup": "^2.1.2",
     "nodemon": "^1.11.0",
     "req-fast": "^0.2.17",
-    "serialport": "^4.0.7",
+    "serialport": "^6.0.0",
     "snappy-core": "github:snappyrobotics/snappy-core",
     "unirest": "^0.5.1",
     "userhome": "^1.0.0",