diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 16bd1a1..9e7c908 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@
   "homepage": "https://github.com/lukechilds/keyv-redis",
   "dependencies": {
     "pify": "3.0.0",
-    "redis": "2.8.0"
+    "redis": "3.1.1"
   },
   "devDependencies": {
     "ava": "^0.25.0",