diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 1efe0580c4..c46f966b43 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@
     "nconf": "~0.7.1",
     "nodebb-plugin-dbsearch": "^0.1.0",
     "nodebb-plugin-markdown": "^0.8.0",
-    "nodebb-plugin-mentions": "^0.7.0",
+    "nodebb-plugin-mentions": "^0.9.0",
     "nodebb-plugin-soundpack-default": "~0.1.1",
     "nodebb-plugin-spam-be-gone": "^0.4.0",
     "nodebb-theme-lavender": "^0.2.0",