diff --git a/utils/package.json b/utils/package.json
index bc234b534..665422ffe 100644
--- a/utils/package.json
+++ b/utils/package.json
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@
   },
   "homepage": "https://github.com/benmosher/eslint-plugin-import#readme",
   "dependencies": {
-    "debug": "2.2.0",
+    "debug": "^2.6.8",
     "pkg-dir": "^1.0.0"
   }
 }