diff --git a/mix.exs b/mix.exs
index 39c79c83b..6841875d7 100644
--- a/mix.exs
+++ b/mix.exs
@@ -208,7 +208,7 @@ defp deps do
       {:mock, "~> 0.3.5", only: :test},
       # temporary downgrade for excoveralls, hackney until hackney max_connections bug will be fixed
       {:excoveralls, "0.12.3", only: :test},
-      {:hackney, "~> 1.17.0", override: true},
+      {:hackney, "~> 1.18.0", override: true},
       {:mox, "~> 1.0", only: :test},
       {:websocket_client, git: "https://github.com/jeremyong/websocket_client.git", only: :test}
     ] ++ oauth_deps()