diff --git a/install/package.json b/install/package.json
index f6ae36e60d..86c4d69a9d 100644
--- a/install/package.json
+++ b/install/package.json
@@ -94,7 +94,7 @@
         "nodebb-theme-slick": "1.2.23",
         "nodebb-theme-vanilla": "10.1.25",
         "nodebb-widget-essentials": "4.0.14",
-        "nodemailer": "^5.0.0",
+        "nodemailer": "^6.0.0",
         "passport": "^0.4.0",
         "passport-local": "1.0.0",
         "pg": "^7.4.0",