diff --git a/install/package.json b/install/package.json
index 3ef658a998..571eacbd51 100644
--- a/install/package.json
+++ b/install/package.json
@@ -82,7 +82,7 @@
         "nconf": "^0.10.0",
         "nodebb-plugin-composer-default": "6.2.15",
         "nodebb-plugin-dbsearch": "3.0.6",
-        "nodebb-plugin-emoji": "^2.2.5",
+        "nodebb-plugin-emoji": "^3.0.0",
         "nodebb-plugin-emoji-android": "2.0.0",
         "nodebb-plugin-markdown": "8.10.0",
         "nodebb-plugin-mentions": "2.5.2",