diff --git a/app/build.gradle b/app/build.gradle
index 16e3bfbe71..b885c36dcd 100644
--- a/app/build.gradle
+++ b/app/build.gradle
@@ -209,7 +209,7 @@ dependencies {
     implementation("com.google.android:flexbox:0.3.0") {
         exclude group: "com.android.support"
     }
-    implementation("io.socket:socket.io-client:0.8.3") {
+    implementation("io.socket:socket.io-client:1.0.0") {
         // excluding org.json which is provided by Android
         exclude group: "org.json", module: "json"
     }