diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 33fd31eea96593..d7c14f5c48e2a4 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@
     "jade": "^1.11.0",
     "jsonlint-cli": "^1.0.1",
     "lodash": "^4.1.0",
-    "loopback": "^2.22.0",
+    "loopback": "^3.28.0",
     "loopback-boot": "^2.13.0",
     "loopback-component-passport": "^2.0.0",
     "loopback-connector-mongodb": "1.17.0",
@@ -74,7 +74,7 @@
     "morgan": "^1.6.1",
     "mousetrap": "^1.6.0",
     "node-emoji": "^1.4.1",
-    "nodemailer": "^2.1.0",
+    "nodemailer": "^6.6.1",
     "nodemailer-ses-transport": "^1.3.0",
     "normalize-url": "^1.3.1",
     "normalizr": "2.2.1",