diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 77eaf7f96c..69c8a42c7c 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "remixd",
-  "version": "0.1.8-alpha.2",
+  "version": "0.1.8-alpha.3",
   "description": "remix server: allow accessing file system from remix.ethereum.org and start a dev environment (see help section)",
   "main": "./src/index.js",
   "bin" : { "remixd" : "./bin/remixd" },
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@
     "serve": "^6.3.1",
     "stdout": "0.0.3",
     "watch": "^1.0.2",
-    "web3": "ethereum/web3.js#1.0",
+    "web3": "1.0.0-beta.27",
     "websocket": "^1.0.24"
   }
 }