diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json
index d447ef3..008fcb6 100644
--- a/package-lock.json
+++ b/package-lock.json
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@
       "name": "event-stream-pubsub",
       "version": "0.1.3",
       "dependencies": {
+        "eventemitter3": "^5.0.1",
         "events": "^3.0.0"
       },
       "devDependencies": {
@@ -9162,10 +9163,9 @@
       }
     },
     "node_modules/eventemitter3": {
-      "version": "4.0.7",
-      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/eventemitter3/-/eventemitter3-4.0.7.tgz",
-      "integrity": "sha512-8guHBZCwKnFhYdHr2ysuRWErTwhoN2X8XELRlrRwpmfeY2jjuUN4taQMsULKUVo1K4DvZl+0pgfyoysHxvmvEw==",
-      "dev": true
+      "version": "5.0.1",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/eventemitter3/-/eventemitter3-5.0.1.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-GWkBvjiSZK87ELrYOSESUYeVIc9mvLLf/nXalMOS5dYrgZq9o5OVkbZAVM06CVxYsCwH9BDZFPlQTlPA1j4ahA=="
     },
     "node_modules/events": {
       "version": "3.3.0",
@@ -16040,6 +16040,12 @@
         "url": "https://github.com/sponsors/sindresorhus"
       }
     },
+    "node_modules/p-queue/node_modules/eventemitter3": {
+      "version": "4.0.7",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/eventemitter3/-/eventemitter3-4.0.7.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-8guHBZCwKnFhYdHr2ysuRWErTwhoN2X8XELRlrRwpmfeY2jjuUN4taQMsULKUVo1K4DvZl+0pgfyoysHxvmvEw==",
+      "dev": true
+    },
     "node_modules/p-timeout": {
       "version": "3.2.0",
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/p-timeout/-/p-timeout-3.2.0.tgz",
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index fee304a..4e8308b 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -55,6 +55,7 @@
     "postversion": "git push origin HEAD --tags --no-verify"
   },
   "dependencies": {
+    "eventemitter3": "^5.0.1",
     "events": "^3.0.0"
   },
   "devDependencies": {
diff --git a/src/index.ts b/src/index.ts
index 77a3619..1b7ba2c 100644
--- a/src/index.ts
+++ b/src/index.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import { EventEmitter } from 'events';
+import { EventEmitter } from 'eventemitter3';
 
 export type EventStreamConsumer<T> = (event: T) => void;
 export class EventStream<T> {