diff --git a/packages/gatsby/package.json b/packages/gatsby/package.json
index e5564c27a077b..57956cc684dcf 100644
--- a/packages/gatsby/package.json
+++ b/packages/gatsby/package.json
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@
     "async": "^2.1.2",
     "babel-code-frame": "^6.22.0",
     "babel-core": "^6.24.1",
-    "babel-loader": "^6.0.0",
+    "babel-loader": "^7.1.0",
     "babel-plugin-add-module-exports": "^0.2.1",
     "babel-plugin-transform-object-assign": "^6.8.0",
     "babel-polyfill": "^6.23.0",
@@ -72,7 +72,7 @@
     "md5-file": "^3.1.1",
     "mime": "^1.3.6",
     "mitt": "^1.1.2",
-    "mkdirp": "^0.5.1",
+    "mkdirp": "^1.0.0",
     "moment": "^2.16.0",
     "node-libs-browser": "^2.0.0",
     "normalize-path": "^2.1.1",