diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 245ca6207d6fe2..f4bf9f6388e275 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -59,9 +59,9 @@
     "less-middleware": "~2.0.1",
     "lodash": "^3.9.3",
     "loopback": "https://github.com/FreeCodeCamp/loopback.git#fix/no-password",
-    "loopback-boot": "^2.8.0",
+    "loopback-boot": "^3.0.0",
     "loopback-component-passport": "git://github.com/FreeCodeCamp/loopback-component-passport.git#feature/emailOptional",
-    "loopback-connector-mongodb": "^1.10.0",
+    "loopback-connector-mongodb": "^3.3.0",
     "lusca": "~1.0.2",
     "method-override": "~2.3.0",
     "moment": "~2.10.2",