diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 93e9012f..727ef911 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -18,6 +18,6 @@
   "author": "lite20",
   "license": "ISC",
   "dependencies": {
-    "nodegit": "^0.5.0"
+    "nodegit": "^0.16.0"
   }
 }