diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 096345084e..691ebd6a90 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@
     "bin-to-file": "0.0.5",
     "clone": "~0.1.18",
     "commander": "1.0.0",
-    "debug": "^2.2.0",
+    "debug": "^3.1.0",
     "dropbox": "~0.10.2",
     "express": "3.0.x",
     "express-cookie-blacklist": "~2.0.0",