diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index edd7c0e5..9aa57b60 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -23,16 +23,16 @@
     "node >= 0.6"
   ],
   "devDependencies": {
-    "mocha": "~1.20.1",
+    "mocha": "^2.1.0",
     "should": "^5.0.0"
   },
   "dependencies": {
-    "async": "~0.9.0",
-    "debug": "~1.0.2",
-    "inflection": "~1.3.8",
+    "async": "^0.9.0",
+    "debug": "^2.1.1",
+    "inflection": "^1.6.0",
     "loopback-connector": "1.x",
-    "qs": "~1.2.0",
-    "traverse": "~0.6.6"
+    "qs": "^2.3.3",
+    "traverse": "^0.6.6"
   },
   "license": {
     "name": "Dual MIT/StrongLoop",