diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 70bf2395fb..eccb81c767 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@
     "nodebb-theme-lavender": "1.0.52",
     "nodebb-theme-persona": "2.1.12",
     "nodebb-theme-vanilla": "3.1.5",
-    "nodebb-widget-essentials": "1.0.6",
+    "nodebb-widget-essentials": "2.0.0",
     "npm": "^2.1.4",
     "passport": "^0.3.0",
     "passport-local": "1.0.0",