diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index a123df21..ad580250 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -47,11 +47,10 @@
     "eslint": "^2.13.1",
     "eslint-config-loopback": "^2.0.0",
     "grunt": "^1.0.0",
-    "grunt-docular": "~0.1.2",
     "grunt-loopback-sdk-angular": "^1.2.0",
-    "mocha": "^2.4.5",
+    "mocha": "^5.2.0",
     "mysql": "^2.4.2",
     "read": "^1.0.5",
-    "supertest": "^1.2.0"
+    "supertest": "^3.0.0"
   }
 }
diff --git a/templates/projects/empty-server/data.js b/templates/projects/empty-server/data.js
index a01fbeca..2d1c708f 100644
--- a/templates/projects/empty-server/data.js
+++ b/templates/projects/empty-server/data.js
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ template.package = {
   version: '1.0.0',
   main: 'server/server.js',
   engines: {
-    node: '>=4',
+    node: '>=6',
   },
   scripts: {
     lint: 'eslint .',