diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 74dd27a..fdae79a 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@
     "is-buffer.js"
   ],
   "dependencies": {
-    "debug": "2.3.3",
+    "debug": "~2.6.4",
     "component-emitter": "1.2.1",
     "has-binary2": "1.0.1",
     "isarray": "2.0.1"