diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 4d775339e..66674694c 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@
     "platform": "^1.3.1",
     "qunit-extras": "^2.0.1",
     "qunitjs": "^2.0.0",
-    "request": "^2.69.0",
+    "request": "^2.73.0",
     "requirejs": "^2.2.0",
     "sauce-tunnel": "^2.5.0",
     "uglify-js": "2.7.0",