diff --git a/packages/react-scripts/package.json b/packages/react-scripts/package.json
index 17a1c2fe59a..681f56f5d9d 100644
--- a/packages/react-scripts/package.json
+++ b/packages/react-scripts/package.json
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@
     "file-loader": "0.10.0",
     "fs-extra": "0.30.0",
     "html-webpack-plugin": "2.28.0",
-    "http-proxy-middleware": "0.17.3",
+    "http-proxy-middleware": "2.0.9",
     "jest": "18.1.0",
     "object-assign": "4.1.1",
     "postcss-loader": "1.3.1",