diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 93da77551..13429824c 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@
     "normalize-package-data": "^2.0.0",
     "nslog": "^2.0.0",
     "oniguruma": "^4.2.2",
-    "pathwatcher": "^4.4.3",
+    "pathwatcher": "^5.0.0",
     "property-accessors": "^1.1.3",
     "random-words": "0.0.1",
     "runas": "2.0.0",