diff --git a/examples/package.json b/examples/package.json
index 48320a6..6a3812f 100644
--- a/examples/package.json
+++ b/examples/package.json
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
     "agentkeepalive": "^4.0.0",
     "colors": "~1.3.0",
     "connect-restreamer": "~1.0.0",
-    "request": "~2.27.0",
+    "request": "~2.88.0",
     "socket.io": "~0.9.16",
     "socket.io-client": "~0.9.16",
     "sse": "0.0.8"