diff --git a/src/javascript/2d/package.json b/src/javascript/2d/package.json
index 1c4c70834..73b44fb5a 100644
--- a/src/javascript/2d/package.json
+++ b/src/javascript/2d/package.json
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@
   "devDependencies": {
     "express": "^4.13.3",
     "body-parser": "^1.14.1",
-    "browserify": "~12.0.0",
+    "browserify": "~17.0.1",
     "leaflet": "~0.7.2",
     "uglifyjs": "^2.3.6"
   }