diff --git a/examples/webpack-build/package.json b/examples/webpack-build/package.json
index 0c04d0b546..d9b1da953b 100644
--- a/examples/webpack-build/package.json
+++ b/examples/webpack-build/package.json
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@
   "author": "Damien Arrachequesne",
   "license": "MIT",
   "dependencies": {
-    "socket.io-client": "^1.7.2"
+    "socket.io-client": "^2.0.0"
   },
   "devDependencies": {
     "strip-loader": "^0.1.2",