diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json
index c4e9a948..74142d87 100644
--- a/package-lock.json
+++ b/package-lock.json
@@ -10291,9 +10291,9 @@
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     },
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-      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/validator/-/validator-3.28.0.tgz",
-      "integrity": "sha1-5z0ZEUkJEpI3QglssdlzPKULRQI="
+      "version": "13.7.0",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/validator/-/validator-13.7.0.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-nYXQLCBkpJ8X6ltALua9dRrZDHVYxjJ1wgskNt1lH9fzGjs3tgojGSCBjmEPwkWS1y29+DrizMTW19Pr9uB2nw=="
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     "vary": {
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@@ -10446,6 +10446,10 @@
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       }
     },
+    "web3": {
+      "version": "github:ethereum/web3.js#7682f1adb520c592b0b25f9dcf8aa6437be935f6",
+      "from": "github:ethereum/web3.js"
+    },
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       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/whelk/-/whelk-6.0.1.tgz",
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 941027f0..0c8c1d67 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@
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     "sails-mongo": "^1.0.1",
     "stringstream": "^1.0.0",
-    "validator": "~3.28.0",
+    "validator": "~13.7.0",
     "web3": "github:ethereum/web3.js"
   },
   "scripts": {