diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 1a40f45..ab06bda 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
   "description": "A webpack module to load XML files.",
   "main": "index.js",
   "dependencies": {
-    "xml2js": "^0.4.16",
+    "xml2js": "^0.5.0",
     "loader-utils": "^1.0.0"
   },
   "devDependencies": {},