diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 175d6f2..6d8fe14 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@
     "test": "node-gyp rebuild --directory test && mocha -gc --reporter spec"
   },
   "dependencies": {
-    "debug": "~0.8.1",
+    "debug": "~1.0.1",
     "ref": "~0.2.0"
   },
   "devDependencies": {