diff --git a/examples/basic-commonjs/package.json b/examples/basic-commonjs/package.json
index e42eb80de4a..d5cfe73343c 100644
--- a/examples/basic-commonjs/package.json
+++ b/examples/basic-commonjs/package.json
@@ -6,11 +6,11 @@
   "dependencies": {
     "babel-preset-es2015": "^6.6.0",
     "babel-preset-react": "^6.5.0",
-    "babelify": "^7.3.0",
+    "babelify": "^8.0.0",
     "browserify": "^13.0.0",
     "react": "^15.0.2",
     "react-dom": "^15.0.2",
-    "watchify": "^3.7.0"
+    "watchify": "^4.0.0"
   },
   "scripts": {
     "build": "browserify ./index.js -t babelify -o bundle.js",