diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 41213a1c0..91f91af46 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@
         "acorn": "2.5.2",
         "async": "^0.9.0",
         "base64id": "~0.1.0",
-        "connect": "~2.12.0",
+        "connect": "~3.0.0",
         "debug": "~0.7.4",
         "ejs": "~1.0.0",
         "emmet": "git+https://github.com/cloud9ide/emmet-core.git#2ff6dc06ad",
@@ -21,14 +21,14 @@
         "engine.io-client": "1.6.9",
         "jsonm": "1.0.6",
         "http-error": "~0.0.5",
-        "less": "^2.4.0",
+        "less": "^3.12.0",
         "mime": "~1.2.9",
         "mkdirp": "~0.3.5",
         "msgpack-js-browser": "~0.1.4",
         "nak": "git+https://github.com/cloud9ide/nak.git#6deef931594",
         "netutil": "~0.0.2",
         "optimist": "~0.6.0",
-        "qs": "0.6.6",
+        "qs": "6.14.1",
         "rusha": "^0.8.3",
         "send": "~0.1.4",
         "simple-mime": "~0.0.8",