diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 634e3e0169..9bf8ebff47 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@
     "nodebb-plugin-spam-be-gone": "^0.2.51",
     "nodebb-theme-lavender": "~0.1.0",
     "nodebb-theme-vanilla": "~0.1.0",
-    "nodebb-widget-essentials": "~0.1.2",
+    "nodebb-widget-essentials": "~0.2.0",
     "npm": "^2.1.4",
     "passport": "^0.2.1",
     "passport-local": "1.0.0",