diff --git a/bower.json b/bower.json
index de6e20f..5c7ee55 100644
--- a/bower.json
+++ b/bower.json
@@ -6,16 +6,16 @@
   "license": "GPLv3",
   "private": true,
   "dependencies": {
-    "angular": "1.7.x",
-    "angular-route": "1.7.x",
-    "angular-sanitize": "1.7.x",
-    "angular-touch": "1.7.x",
-    "angular-loader": "1.7.x",
-    "angular-mocks": "1.7.x",
-    "underscore": "~1.9"
+    "angular": "1.8.x",
+    "angular-route": "1.8.x",
+    "angular-sanitize": "1.8.x",
+    "angular-touch": "1.8.x",
+    "angular-loader": "1.8.x",
+    "angular-mocks": "1.8.x",
+    "underscore": "~1.10"
   },
   "devDependencies": {
-    "bootstrap": "~3.3",
+    "bootstrap": "~3.4",
     "html5-boilerplate": "~4.3.0",
     "emojione": "~2.2"
   },
diff --git a/electron.makefile b/electron.makefile
index adf67a0..ac31daa 100644
--- a/electron.makefile
+++ b/electron.makefile
@@ -17,10 +17,10 @@ uselocal: copylocal
 
 # build the electron app for various platforms
 build-electron-windows: uselocal
-	electron-packager ${ELECTRON_COMMON} --platform=win32 --arch=ia32 --electron-version=8.0.1 --icon=assets/img/favicon.ico --asar=true
+	electron-packager ${ELECTRON_COMMON} --platform=win32 --arch=ia32 --electron-version=9.0.5 --icon=assets/img/favicon.ico --asar=true
 
 build-electron-darwin: uselocal
-	electron-packager ${ELECTRON_COMMON} --platform=darwin --arch=x64 --electron-version=8.0.1 --icon=assets/img/glowing-bear.icns
+	electron-packager ${ELECTRON_COMMON} --platform=darwin --arch=x64 --electron-version=9.0.5 --icon=assets/img/glowing-bear.icns
 
 build-electron-linux: uselocal
-	electron-packager ${ELECTRON_COMMON} --platform=linux --arch=x64 --electron-version=8.0.1 --icon=assets/img/favicon.ico
+	electron-packager ${ELECTRON_COMMON} --platform=linux --arch=x64 --electron-version=9.0.5 --icon=assets/img/favicon.ico
diff --git a/index.html b/index.html
index 154b50a..cac5e34 100644
--- a/index.html
+++ b/index.html
@@ -13,17 +13,17 @@
     <!-- https://w3c.github.io/manifest/ && https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/Manifest -->
     <link rel="manifest" href="webapp.manifest.json">
     <title ng-bind-template="{{ notificationStatus }}Glowing Bear {{ pageTitle}}"></title>
-    <link rel="stylesheet" href="https://cdnjs.cloudflare.com/ajax/libs/twitter-bootstrap/3.3.7/css/bootstrap.min.css" integrity="sha256-916EbMg70RQy9LHiGkXzG8hSg9EdNy97GazNG/aiY1w=" crossorigin="anonymous" />
+    <link rel="stylesheet" href="https://cdnjs.cloudflare.com/ajax/libs/twitter-bootstrap/3.4.1/css/bootstrap.min.css" integrity="sha512-Dop/vW3iOtayerlYAqCgkVr2aTr2ErwwTYOvRFUpzl2VhCMJyjQF0Q9TjUXIo6JhuM/3i0vVEt2e/7QQmnHQqw==" crossorigin="anonymous" />
     <link rel="shortcut icon" sizes="128x128" href="assets/img/glowing_bear_128x128.png">
     <link rel="apple-touch-icon" sizes="128x128" href="assets/img/glowing_bear_128x128.png">
     <link rel="shortcut icon" type="image/png" href="assets/img/favicon.png" >
     <link href="css/glowingbear.css" rel="stylesheet" media="screen">
     <link href="css/themes/dark.css" rel="stylesheet" media="screen" id="themeCSS" />
-    <script src="https://cdnjs.cloudflare.com/ajax/libs/angular.js/1.7.9/angular.min.js" integrity="sha256-b5NvmvUcyr0wpBOLnNbaWH5zKQAivhj8yMYhfXEumQA=" crossorigin="anonymous"></script>
-    <script src="https://cdnjs.cloudflare.com/ajax/libs/angular-route/1.7.9/angular-route.min.js" integrity="sha256-WTkeb5AZHX/sDacGSGiF3NX38HvQhfv0U1uilADksXc=" crossorigin="anonymous"></script>
-    <script src="https://cdnjs.cloudflare.com/ajax/libs/angular-sanitize/1.7.9/angular-sanitize.min.js" integrity="sha256-nne9nFlD03jNmaV9DT9Ns51XCopbolhNWl8C2s379tU=" crossorigin="anonymous"></script>
-    <script src="https://cdnjs.cloudflare.com/ajax/libs/angular-touch/1.7.9/angular-touch.min.js" integrity="sha256-tqkwQDD7/6S5kru/7UjpaiFx9xbdotmPhVJSNhwsdUM=" crossorigin="anonymous"></script>
-    <script src="https://cdnjs.cloudflare.com/ajax/libs/underscore.js/1.9.1/underscore-min.js" integrity="sha256-G7A4JrJjJlFqP0yamznwPjAApIKPkadeHfyIwiaa9e0=" crossorigin="anonymous"></script>
+    <script src="https://cdnjs.cloudflare.com/ajax/libs/angular.js/1.8.0/angular.min.js" integrity="sha512-jiG+LwJB0bmXdn4byKzWH6whPpnLy1pnGA/p3VCXFLk4IJ/Ftfcb22katPTapt35Q6kwrlnRheK6UPOIdJhYTA==" crossorigin="anonymous"></script>
+    <script src="https://cdnjs.cloudflare.com/ajax/libs/angular-route/1.8.0/angular-route.min.js" integrity="sha512-KgQeEw8J2b0mJH/09XwcsYPr0koz6wqhHR4Kpii/4Tjayshk4swTbyGpWRCPpQQlP/4kJEXGqBXsXgkL+wPTpw==" crossorigin="anonymous"></script>
+    <script src="https://cdnjs.cloudflare.com/ajax/libs/angular-sanitize/1.8.0/angular-sanitize.min.js" integrity="sha512-ZKFv9PnfnRmoBms0LvWmODQW9dXBwualot+o5RowVKQAxxY/6t/El/qTM9E+U+EB5+xcrxxDvhcUcTYBw/kbiQ==" crossorigin="anonymous"></script>
+    <script src="https://cdnjs.cloudflare.com/ajax/libs/angular-touch/1.8.0/angular-touch.min.js" integrity="sha512-Fv9vdYa1UF171Mgs1hGeRXULvHflaw78t5EPI/cG6pVp9SjhjlhfL2ifdkwxEP0EBAhlA02UuE8mEjm65CYYpw==" crossorigin="anonymous"></script>
+    <script src="https://cdnjs.cloudflare.com/ajax/libs/underscore.js/1.10.2/underscore-min.js" integrity="sha512-HKvDCFVKg8ZPGjecy6on7UECEpE76Y86h3GaE4JMCz+deFWdjcW/tWnh0hCfaBvURvlOa9f5CNVzt7EFkulYbw==" crossorigin="anonymous"></script>
     <script src="https://cdnjs.cloudflare.com/ajax/libs/emojione/2.2.7/lib/js/emojione.min.js" integrity="sha256-9cBkVeU53NiJ9/BdcJta3HbERAmf5X9DE2WvL8V+gDs=" crossorigin="anonymous"></script>
     <script type="text/javascript" src="3rdparty/inflate.min.js"></script>
     <script type="text/javascript" src="js/localstorage.js"></script>
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 5144478..0095f46 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -8,15 +8,15 @@
   "license": "GPLv3",
   "devDependencies": {
     "bower": "^1.8.8",
-    "electron-packager": "~14.2",
-    "http-server": "^0.12.0",
+    "electron-packager": "^15.0.0",
+    "http-server": "^0.12.3",
     "jasmine-core": "^3.5.0",
     "jshint": "^2.11.0",
-    "karma": "~4.4",
+    "karma": "^5.1.0",
     "karma-jasmine": "~3.1",
     "karma-junit-reporter": "~2.0",
     "karma-phantomjs-launcher": "^1.0.0",
-    "protractor": "^5.4.2",
+    "protractor": "^7.0.0",
     "shelljs": "^0.8.0",
     "uglify-js": "^3.6.9"
   },