diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 70264e1f7..90fe65512 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -58,11 +58,11 @@
     "glob": "*",
     "leveldown": "~0.10.0",
     "levelup": "~0.19.0",
-    "lodash": "^2.4.1",
+    "lodash": "^4.17.21",
     "microtime": "^0.6.0",
     "mkdirp": "^0.5.0",
     "moment": "~2.5.0",
-    "preconditions": "^1.0.7",
+    "preconditions": "^2.2.2",
     "request": "^2.48.0",
     "socket.io": "1.0.6",
     "socket.io-client": "1.0.6",