diff --git a/example_app/package.json b/example_app/package.json
index d33eb87..14c3560 100644
--- a/example_app/package.json
+++ b/example_app/package.json
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@
     "normalize.css": "4.0.0",
     "passport": "0.3.2",
     "passport-facebook": "2.1.0",
-    "pg": "4.5.1",
+    "pg": "7.12.1",
     "pretty-error": "2.0.0",
     "react": "15.0.0-rc.2",
     "react-dom": "15.0.0-rc.2",