diff --git a/project.clj b/project.clj
index d727d33..3370e61 100644
--- a/project.clj
+++ b/project.clj
@@ -20,6 +20,12 @@
                  [hiccup "1.0.5"]
                  [joshavg/formulare "0.5.0-SNAPSHOT"]
 
+                 ;; compojure uses old transitive dependencies of ring
+                 ;; specifiy them here explicitly so newer versions
+                 ;; will be used
+                 [ring/ring-core "1.7.1"]
+                 [ring/ring-codec "1.1.2"]
+
                  ;; neo4j
                  [gorillalabs/neo4j-clj "2.0.1"
                   :exclusions [org.bouncycastle/bcprov-jdk15on
@@ -44,7 +50,7 @@
                              [jonase/eastwood "LATEST"]
                              [lein-bikeshed "LATEST"]
                              [lein-cloverage "LATEST"]
-                             [cider/cider-nrepl "0.21.1"]
+                             [cider/cider-nrepl "0.22.2"]
                              [lein-kibit "LATEST"]]}
              :uberjar {:aot :all
                        :main wanijo.main}}