diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 91417a78..face497e 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -31,13 +31,13 @@
     "should": "^5.0.0"
   },
   "dependencies": {
-    "async": "^0.9.0",
+    "async": "^1.0.0",
     "debug": "^2.1.1",
     "depd": "^1.0.0",
     "inflection": "^1.6.0",
     "loopback-connector": "^2.1.0",
     "node-uuid": "^1.4.2",
-    "qs": "^2.3.3",
+    "qs": "^3.1.0",
     "traverse": "^0.6.6"
   },
   "license": {