diff --git a/lib/updaters/types/json.js b/lib/updaters/types/json.js
index 4494aab76..fdc2a8907 100644
--- a/lib/updaters/types/json.js
+++ b/lib/updaters/types/json.js
@@ -11,6 +11,12 @@ module.exports.writeVersion = function (contents, version) {
   const indent = detectIndent(contents).indent
   const newline = detectNewline(contents)
   json.version = version
+
+  if (json.packages && json.packages['']) {
+    // package-lock v2 stores version there too
+    json.packages[''].version = version
+  }
+
   return stringifyPackage(json, indent, newline)
 }