diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 0d3b1d2d..13865215 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@
     "abstract-leveldown": "~2.6.1",
     "bindings": "~1.2.1",
     "fast-future": "~1.0.2",
-    "nan": "~2.5.1",
+    "nan": "~2.6.1",
     "prebuild-install": "^2.1.0"
   },
   "devDependencies": {
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@
     "prebuild": "^6.0.2",
     "prebuild-ci": "^2.0.0",
     "readfiletree": "~0.0.1",
-    "rimraf": "~2.5.0",
+    "rimraf": "^2.6.1",
     "slump": "~2.0.0",
     "tape": "^4.5.1"
   },