diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index d1fe478b2..83ad920ce 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
   },
   "author": "Vinay Pulim <v@pulim.com>",
   "dependencies": {
-    "debug": "~0.7.4",
+    "debug": "~0.8.1",
     "lodash": "3.x.x",
     "request": ">=2.9.0",
     "sax": ">=0.6",