diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 2e4333cdf1..e3de885a8e 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
     "socket.io-client": "1.1.0",
     "socket.io-adapter": "Automattic/socket.io-adapter#006f19",
     "has-binary-data": "0.1.3",
-    "debug": "0.7.4"
+    "debug": "0.8.1"
   },
   "devDependencies": {
     "mocha": "1.16.2",