diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
old mode 100755
new mode 100644
index a488fb3..d6324ff
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -78,7 +78,7 @@
         "matchdep": "~0.3.0",
         "mocha": "~1.15.1",
         "rewire": "~2.0.0",
-        "request": "~2.29.0",
+        "request": "~2.88.0",
         "require-dir": "~0.1.0",
         "should": "~2.1.1",
         "sinon": "~1.7.3",