diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 274a9ffdd7a7..98636180b0e4 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@
     "react-native-start": "packager/packager.sh"
   },
   "dependencies": {
-    "connect": "2.8.3",
+    "connect": "3.0.0",
     "jstransform": "10.1.0",
     "react-timer-mixin": "^0.13.1",
     "react-tools": "0.13.1",
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@
     "source-map": "0.1.31",
     "stacktrace-parser": "0.1.1",
     "absolute-path": "0.0.0",
-    "debug": "~2.1.0",
+    "debug": "~2.6.9",
     "joi": "~5.1.0",
     "module-deps": "3.5.6",
     "optimist": "0.6.1",