diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 1f90ef6ecd..e4c5b0e314 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -37,3 +37,6 @@ dist
 test/test-data/go-ipfs-repo/LOCK
 test/test-data/go-ipfs-repo/LOG
 test/test-data/go-ipfs-repo/LOG.old
+
+# while testing npm5
+package-lock.json
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 777901fbf7..7f00275de6 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -63,13 +63,13 @@
   "devDependencies": {
     "aegir": "^11.0.2",
     "buffer-loader": "0.0.1",
-    "chai": "^4.1.0",
+    "chai": "^4.1.1",
     "delay": "^2.0.0",
     "detect-node": "^2.0.3",
     "dir-compare": "^1.4.0",
     "dirty-chai": "^2.0.1",
-    "eslint-plugin-react": "^7.1.0",
-    "execa": "^0.7.0",
+    "eslint-plugin-react": "^7.2.1",
+    "execa": "^0.8.0",
     "expose-loader": "^0.7.3",
     "form-data": "^2.2.0",
     "gulp": "^3.9.1",
@@ -77,7 +77,7 @@
     "ipfsd-ctl": "~0.21.0",
     "left-pad": "^1.1.3",
     "lodash": "^4.17.4",
-    "mocha": "^3.4.2",
+    "mocha": "^3.5.0",
     "ncp": "^2.0.0",
     "nexpect": "^0.5.0",
     "pre-commit": "^1.2.2",
@@ -93,13 +93,13 @@
     "bl": "^1.2.1",
     "boom": "^5.2.0",
     "cids": "^0.5.1",
-    "debug": "^2.6.8",
+    "debug": "^3.0.0",
     "fsm-event": "^2.1.0",
     "glob": "^7.1.2",
-    "hapi": "^16.5.0",
+    "hapi": "^16.5.2",
     "hapi-set-header": "^1.0.2",
     "hoek": "^4.2.0",
-    "ipfs-api": "^14.1.1",
+    "ipfs-api": "^14.1.2",
     "ipfs-bitswap": "~0.15.0",
     "ipfs-block": "~0.6.0",
     "ipfs-block-service": "~0.12.0",
@@ -202,4 +202,4 @@
     "tcme <hi@this-connect.me>",
     "ᴠɪᴄᴛᴏʀ ʙᴊᴇʟᴋʜᴏʟᴍ <victorbjelkholm@gmail.com>"
   ]
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+}