diff --git a/recipes-id-generator/package.json b/recipes-id-generator/package.json
index e3437cb..b2174a0 100644
--- a/recipes-id-generator/package.json
+++ b/recipes-id-generator/package.json
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@
     "bunyan": "^1.8.5",
     "chalk": "^1.1.3",
     "confabulous": "^1.1.0",
-    "debug": "^2.2.0",
+    "debug": "^3.1.0",
     "hogan.js": "^3.0.2",
     "http-proxy-middleware": "^0.17.4",
     "http-status-codes": "^1.2.0",
diff --git a/recipes-id-generator/yarn.lock b/recipes-id-generator/yarn.lock
index d47c9b8..e64cb83 100644
--- a/recipes-id-generator/yarn.lock
+++ b/recipes-id-generator/yarn.lock
@@ -440,6 +440,12 @@ debug@^2.1.1, debug@^2.2.0, debug@^2.6.0:
   dependencies:
     ms "2.0.0"
 
+debug@^3.1.0:
+  version "3.1.0"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/debug/-/debug-3.1.0.tgz#5bb5a0672628b64149566ba16819e61518c67261"
+  dependencies:
+    ms "2.0.0"
+
 deep-freeze@0.0.1:
   version "0.0.1"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/deep-freeze/-/deep-freeze-0.0.1.tgz#3a0b0005de18672819dfd38cd31f91179c893e84"