diff --git a/var/www/composer.json b/var/www/composer.json
index 0fdee2f..9912954 100644
--- a/var/www/composer.json
+++ b/var/www/composer.json
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 {
     "require": {
-        "paragonie/sodium_compat": "^1.7"
+        "paragonie/sodium_compat": "^1.8"
     }
 }