diff --git a/toolkit/components/microformats/update/package.json b/toolkit/components/microformats/update/package.json
index 8f829439f1..3719866940 100644
--- a/toolkit/components/microformats/update/package.json
+++ b/toolkit/components/microformats/update/package.json
@@ -16,6 +16,6 @@
 	"dependencies": {
 		"download-github-repo": "0.1.x",
 		"fs-extra": "0.19.x",
-		"request": "2.58.x"
+		"request": ">=2.68.0"
 	}
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+}