diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 8486cb5d03..052aca7c28 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@
     "socket.io-client": "automattic/socket.io-client#ba31817",
     "socket.io-adapter": "automattic/socket.io-adapter#de5cba",
     "has-binary": "0.1.6",
-    "debug": "2.1.3"
+    "debug": "2.6.7"
   },
   "devDependencies": {
     "mocha": "1.16.2",