diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 9332ef5b118e83..addbafce53d0e5 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -141,7 +141,7 @@
     "sanitize-html": "1.11.1",
     "semver": "5.1.0",
     "social-logos": "1.0.1",
-    "socket.io-client": "1.4.5",
+    "socket.io-client": "3.0.0",
     "source-map": "0.1.39",
     "source-map-loader": "0.1.5",
     "source-map-support": "0.3.2",
@@ -158,7 +158,7 @@
     "valid-url": "1.0.9",
     "walk": "2.3.4",
     "webpack": "3.4.1",
-    "webpack-dashboard": "0.2.1",
+    "webpack-dashboard": "2.0.0",
     "webpack-dev-middleware": "1.11.0",
     "webpack-hot-middleware": "2.15.0",
     "wpcom": "5.4.0",