diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index f71e3475e..f106997c1 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
   "description": "Fork It!",
   "main": "server.js",
   "dependencies": {
-    "del": "^2.2.1",
+    "del": "^7.0.0",
     "gulp": "^3.9.1",
     "gulp-gh-pages": "^0.5.4",
     "gulp-nodemon": "^2.1.0",