diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index e91ce67..0a00929 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@
     "url": "https://jpillora@github.com/jpillora/grunt-source.git"
   },
   "dependencies": {
-    "mkdirp": "~0.3.5",
+    "mkdirp": "~0.5.5",
     "lodash": "~1.3.1",
     "load-grunt-tasks": "~0.1.0",
     "semver": "~2.1.0"