diff --git a/spec/package.json b/spec/package.json
index 00e9f59d0fa3..d0829f5db394 100644
--- a/spec/package.json
+++ b/spec/package.json
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@
     "yargs": "^6.0.0"
   },
   "optionalDependencies": {
-    "ffi": "2.0.0",
+    "ffi": "2.2.0",
     "runas": "3.x"
   },
   "standard": {