diff --git a/package.default.json b/package.default.json
index d654a4aecf..bf8cb42f2a 100644
--- a/package.default.json
+++ b/package.default.json
@@ -70,7 +70,7 @@
     "nodebb-theme-persona": "7.0.0",
     "nodebb-theme-slick": "1.1.1",
     "nodebb-theme-vanilla": "8.0.0",
-    "nodebb-widget-essentials": "3.0.7",
+    "nodebb-widget-essentials": "4.0.0",
     "nodemailer": "4.3.0",
     "passport": "^0.4.0",
     "passport-local": "1.0.0",