diff --git a/src/package.json b/src/package.json
index ca86258f5b4..cd51f3cc90f 100644
--- a/src/package.json
+++ b/src/package.json
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@
                      ],
   "dependencies"   : {
                       "etherpad-yajsml"         : "0.0.2",
-                      "request"                 : "2.55.0",
+                      "request"                 : "2.88.2",
                       "etherpad-require-kernel" : "1.0.9",
                       "resolve"                 : "1.1.7",
                       "socket.io"               : "1.6.0",
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@
                       "log4js"                  : "0.6.35",
                       "cheerio"                 : "0.20.0",
                       "async-stacktrace"        : "0.0.2",
-                      "npm"                     : "4.0.2",
+                      "npm"                     : "5.10.0",
                       "ejs"                     : "2.4.1",
                       "graceful-fs"             : "4.1.3",
                       "slide"                   : "1.1.6",