diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 82c2a0be..9a456e1d 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -50,8 +50,8 @@
     "glob": "^7.1.6",
     "matrix-js-sdk": "github:matrix-org/matrix-js-sdk#develop",
     "mkdirp": "^1.0.3",
-    "needle": "^2.3.2",
-    "node-pre-gyp": "^0.14.0",
+    "needle": "^2.5.0",
+    "node-pre-gyp": "^0.15.0",
     "npm": "^6.13.7",
     "rimraf": "^3.0.2",
     "semver": "^7.1.3",
diff --git a/yarn.lock b/yarn.lock
index b4004133..ec03441d 100644
--- a/yarn.lock
+++ b/yarn.lock
@@ -2958,6 +2958,11 @@ minimist@^1.2.0, minimist@^1.2.3:
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/minimist/-/minimist-1.2.3.tgz#3db5c0765545ab8637be71f333a104a965a9ca3f"
   integrity sha512-+bMdgqjMN/Z77a6NlY/I3U5LlRDbnmaAk6lDveAPKwSpcPM4tKAuYsvYF8xjhOPXhOYGe/73vVLVez5PW+jqhw==
 
+minimist@^1.2.5:
+  version "1.2.5"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/minimist/-/minimist-1.2.5.tgz#67d66014b66a6a8aaa0c083c5fd58df4e4e97602"
+  integrity sha512-FM9nNUYrRBAELZQT3xeZQ7fmMOBg6nWNmJKTcgsJeaLstP/UODVpGsr5OhXhhXg6f+qtJ8uiZ+PUxkDWcgIXLw==
+
 minipass@^2.3.5, minipass@^2.6.0, minipass@^2.8.6, minipass@^2.9.0:
   version "2.9.0"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/minipass/-/minipass-2.9.0.tgz#e713762e7d3e32fed803115cf93e04bca9fcc9a6"
@@ -3011,6 +3016,13 @@ mkdirp@0.5.1, mkdirp@^0.5.0, mkdirp@^0.5.1, mkdirp@~0.5.0, mkdirp@~0.5.1:
   dependencies:
     minimist "0.0.8"
 
+mkdirp@^0.5.3:
+  version "0.5.5"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/mkdirp/-/mkdirp-0.5.5.tgz#d91cefd62d1436ca0f41620e251288d420099def"
+  integrity sha512-NKmAlESf6jMGym1++R0Ra7wvhV+wFW63FaSOFPwRahvea0gMUcGUhVeAg/0BC0wiv9ih5NYPB1Wn1UEI1/L+xQ==
+  dependencies:
+    minimist "^1.2.5"
+
 mkdirp@^1.0.3:
   version "1.0.3"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/mkdirp/-/mkdirp-1.0.3.tgz#4cf2e30ad45959dddea53ad97d518b6c8205e1ea"
@@ -3053,10 +3065,10 @@ natural-compare@^1.4.0:
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/natural-compare/-/natural-compare-1.4.0.tgz#4abebfeed7541f2c27acfb29bdbbd15c8d5ba4f7"
   integrity sha1-Sr6/7tdUHywnrPspvbvRXI1bpPc=
 
-needle@^2.2.1, needle@^2.3.2:
-  version "2.3.2"
-  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/needle/-/needle-2.3.2.tgz#3342dea100b7160960a450dc8c22160ac712a528"
-  integrity sha512-DUzITvPVDUy6vczKKYTnWc/pBZ0EnjMJnQ3y+Jo5zfKFimJs7S3HFCxCRZYB9FUZcrzUQr3WsmvZgddMEIZv6w==
+needle@^2.5.0:
+  version "2.5.0"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/needle/-/needle-2.5.0.tgz#e6fc4b3cc6c25caed7554bd613a5cf0bac8c31c0"
+  integrity sha512-o/qITSDR0JCyCKEQ1/1bnUXMmznxabbwi/Y4WwJElf+evwJNFNwIDMCCt5IigFVxgeGBJESLohGtIS9gEzo1fA==
   dependencies:
     debug "^3.2.6"
     iconv-lite "^0.4.4"
@@ -3093,14 +3105,14 @@ node-gyp@^5.0.2, node-gyp@^5.0.7:
     tar "^4.4.12"
     which "^1.3.1"
 
-node-pre-gyp@^0.14.0:
-  version "0.14.0"
-  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/node-pre-gyp/-/node-pre-gyp-0.14.0.tgz#9a0596533b877289bcad4e143982ca3d904ddc83"
-  integrity sha512-+CvDC7ZttU/sSt9rFjix/P05iS43qHCOOGzcr3Ry99bXG7VX953+vFyEuph/tfqoYu8dttBkE86JSKBO2OzcxA==
+node-pre-gyp@^0.15.0:
+  version "0.15.0"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/node-pre-gyp/-/node-pre-gyp-0.15.0.tgz#c2fc383276b74c7ffa842925241553e8b40f1087"
+  integrity sha512-7QcZa8/fpaU/BKenjcaeFF9hLz2+7S9AqyXFhlH/rilsQ/hPZKK32RtR5EQHJElgu+q5RfbJ34KriI79UWaorA==
   dependencies:
     detect-libc "^1.0.2"
-    mkdirp "^0.5.1"
-    needle "^2.2.1"
+    mkdirp "^0.5.3"
+    needle "^2.5.0"
     nopt "^4.0.1"
     npm-packlist "^1.1.6"
     npmlog "^4.0.2"