diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 1942bcbc9a04..2986a380c4ea 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
     "coffee-script": "^1.9.2",
     "coffeelint": "^1.9.4",
     "request": "*",
-    "runas": "^2.0.0"
+    "runas": "3.x"
   },
   "private": true,
   "scripts": {
diff --git a/spec/package.json b/spec/package.json
index 6343832dcc8e..a3b0d590effa 100644
--- a/spec/package.json
+++ b/spec/package.json
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@
     "graceful-fs": "3.0.5",
     "mocha": "2.1.0",
     "q": "0.9.7",
-    "runas": "2.x",
+    "runas": "3.x",
     "temp": "0.8.1",
     "walkdir": "0.0.7",
     "ws": "0.7.2"