diff --git a/statsd/src/package.json b/statsd/src/package.json
index ed6bb6d..8a58027 100644
--- a/statsd/src/package.json
+++ b/statsd/src/package.json
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@
   },
   "devDependencies": {
     "nodeunit": "0.9.x",
-    "underscore": "1.4.x",
+    "underscore": "1.12.x",
     "temp": "0.4.x"
   },
   "optionalDependencies": {
diff --git a/statsd/src/yarn.lock b/statsd/src/yarn.lock
index 80e4c25..5320868 100644
--- a/statsd/src/yarn.lock
+++ b/statsd/src/yarn.lock
@@ -1492,9 +1492,9 @@ uglify-to-browserify@~1.0.0:
   version "1.0.2"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/uglify-to-browserify/-/uglify-to-browserify-1.0.2.tgz#6e0924d6bda6b5afe349e39a6d632850a0f882b7"
 
-underscore@1.4.x:
-  version "1.4.4"
-  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/underscore/-/underscore-1.4.4.tgz#61a6a32010622afa07963bf325203cf12239d604"
+underscore@1.12.x:
+  version "1.12.1"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/underscore/-/underscore-1.12.1.tgz#7bb8cc9b3d397e201cf8553336d262544ead829e"
 
 unicode-length@^1.0.0:
   version "1.0.3"