diff --git a/deps/npm/package.json b/deps/npm/package.json
index 55659aab66248a..9aabbf0810922b 100644
--- a/deps/npm/package.json
+++ b/deps/npm/package.json
@@ -70,7 +70,7 @@
     "npm-install-checks": "~3.0.0",
     "npm-package-arg": "~4.2.0",
     "npm-registry-client": "~7.2.1",
-    "npm-user-validate": "~0.1.5",
+    "npm-user-validate": "~1.0.1",
     "npmlog": "~4.0.0",
     "once": "~1.4.0",
     "opener": "~1.4.1",