diff --git a/.github/maintainers_guide.md b/.github/maintainers_guide.md
index 46d8972e7..80a6ae684 100644
--- a/.github/maintainers_guide.md
+++ b/.github/maintainers_guide.md
@@ -32,6 +32,8 @@ To build the docs locally, you can run `bundle exec jekyll serve`.
 
 1.  Create the commit for the release:
     *  Bump the version number in adherence to [Semantic Versioning](http://semver.org/) in `package.json`.
+    *  Update any dependency versions 
+    *  Confirm tests pass by running `npm test`
     *  Commit with a message including the new version number. For example `v1.5.0`.
     *  Tag the commit with the version number. For example `@slack/bolt@1.5.0`.
 
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 14d2f446e..276be0f6c 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "@slack/bolt",
-  "version": "1.6.0",
+  "version": "1.7.0",
   "description": "A framework for building Slack apps, fast.",
   "author": "Slack Technologies, Inc.",
   "license": "MIT",
@@ -41,12 +41,12 @@
     "url": "https://github.com/slackapi/bolt/issues"
   },
   "dependencies": {
-    "@slack/logger": ">=1.0.0 <3.0.0",
-    "@slack/types": "^1.2.1",
-    "@slack/web-api": "^5.6.0",
+    "@slack/logger": "^2.0.0",
+    "@slack/types": "^1.4.0",
+    "@slack/web-api": "^5.8.0",
     "@types/express": "^4.16.1",
     "@types/node": ">=10",
-    "axios": "^0.18.1",
+    "axios": "^0.19.0",
     "express": "^4.16.4",
     "please-upgrade-node": "^3.2.0",
     "raw-body": "^2.3.3",