diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 2e36bd2..b998b9d 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@
     "homepage": "https://github.com/yahoo/ycb-config",
     "dependencies": {
         "ycb": "^2.1.1",
-        "json5": "~0.4.0",
+        "json5": "~2.1.3",
         "yamljs": "^0.3.0",
         "deep-freeze": "~0.0.1"
     },