diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 320da539b..f8ab9b703 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -45,6 +45,6 @@
   },
   "dependencies": {
     "backbone": "~1.1.2",
-    "jquery": "~2.1.0"
+    "jquery": "~3.0.0"
   }
 }