diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 358e8b9c2..55bbe0c95 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@
   },
   "dependencies": {
     "async": ">=0.1.0 <1.0.0",
-    "chalk": "^1.0.0",
+    "chalk": "^2.0.0",
     "cline": "^0.8.2",
     "coffeescript": "1.6.3",
     "connect-multiparty": "^2.1.1",
@@ -31,11 +31,11 @@
     "is-circular": "^1.0.2",
     "mocha": "^5.2.0",
     "mockery": "^1.4.0",
-    "nyc": "^13.0.0",
-    "semantic-release": "^15.9.3",
+    "nyc": "^15.0.0",
+    "semantic-release": "^17.0.1",
     "sinon": "~1.17.0",
     "sinon-chai": "^2.8.0",
-    "standard": "^10.0.2"
+    "standard": "^14.3.2"
   },
   "engines": {
     "node": "> 4.0.0",