diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 5ed6ce010a..4b5cdb2640 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -94,7 +94,7 @@
     "uglify-js": "^2.6.0",
     "underscore": "^1.8.3",
     "underscore.deep": "^0.5.1",
-    "validator": "^6.1.0",
+    "validator": "7.0.0",
     "winston": "^2.1.0",
     "xml": "^1.0.1",
     "xregexp": "~3.1.0",