diff --git a/packages/generator-feathers/package.json b/packages/generator-feathers/package.json
index 30990b6ff5..1a26ff7323 100644
--- a/packages/generator-feathers/package.json
+++ b/packages/generator-feathers/package.json
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@
     "@feathersjs/jscodeshift": "^0.5.0",
     "lodash": "^4.17.4",
     "randomstring": "^1.1.5",
-    "yeoman-generator": "^1.0.1"
+    "yeoman-generator": "^2.0.0"
   },
   "devDependencies": {
     "body-parser": "^1.17.2",