diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 8486cb5d03..1a708fa0dd 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -22,11 +22,11 @@
   },
   "dependencies": {
     "engine.io": "automattic/engine.io#ab2bd0",
-    "socket.io-parser": "2.2.4",
+    "socket.io-parser": "3.1.3",
     "socket.io-client": "automattic/socket.io-client#ba31817",
     "socket.io-adapter": "automattic/socket.io-adapter#de5cba",
     "has-binary": "0.1.6",
-    "debug": "2.1.3"
+    "debug": "3.1.0"
   },
   "devDependencies": {
     "mocha": "1.16.2",