diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 6b1b2c8ea..e5652b0c6 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@
     "delegato": "^1",
     "emissary": "^1.3.1",
     "event-kit": "^1.0.1",
-    "first-mate": "^2.2.5",
+    "first-mate": "^3.0.0",
     "fs-plus": "^2.3.2",
     "fstream": "0.1.24",
     "fuzzaldrin": "^2.1",