diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index f705cd2..ae02c6a 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@
     "async": "1.5.0",
     "body-parser": "^1.14.2",
     "cfenv": "1.0.3",
-    "cloudant": "1.4.2",
+    "cloudant": "1.6.0",
     "connect-ibmdatacache": "0.0.2",
     "debug": "2.2.0",
     "express": "4.13.4",
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@
     "html-to-text": "1.5.0",
     "jade": "1.11.0",
     "moment": "2.10.6",
-    "request": "2.67.0",
+    "request": "2.84.0",
     "unfluff": "0.11.0"
   },
   "repository": {}