diff --git a/npm-shrinkwrap.json b/npm-shrinkwrap.json
index 9710180b..d640d0a6 100644
--- a/npm-shrinkwrap.json
+++ b/npm-shrinkwrap.json
@@ -4979,9 +4979,9 @@
       }
     },
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-      "version": "5.1.0",
-      "from": "sudo-prompt@>=5.1.0 <6.0.0",
-      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/sudo-prompt/-/sudo-prompt-5.1.0.tgz"
+      "version": "6.1.0",
+      "from": "sudo-prompt@6.1.0",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/sudo-prompt/-/sudo-prompt-6.1.0.tgz"
     },
     "supports-color": {
       "version": "2.0.0",
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 72d470ae..31ff57f2 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -82,7 +82,7 @@
     "resin-cli-visuals": "^1.2.8",
     "rx": "^4.1.0",
     "semver": "^5.1.0",
-    "sudo-prompt": "^5.1.0",
+    "sudo-prompt": "^6.1.0",
     "tail": "^1.1.0",
     "tmp": "0.0.28",
     "trackjs": "^2.1.16",