diff --git a/misc/how_to_publish.md b/misc/how_to_publish.md
index 254d2ad0..e5adde14 100644
--- a/misc/how_to_publish.md
+++ b/misc/how_to_publish.md
@@ -6,6 +6,10 @@ This document describes how to publish vis.js.
 ## Build
 
 - Change the version number of the library in `package.json`.
+
+        npm version major|minor|patch
+        git commit -m "bumped package.json version to X.XX.X"
+
 - Open `HISTORY.md`, write down the changes, version number, and release date.
   (Changes since last release: `git log \`git describe --tags --abbrev=0\`..HEAD --oneline`)
 
@@ -21,9 +25,6 @@ This document describes how to publish vis.js.
         npm update
         npm run build
 
-This generates the vis.js library in the folder `./dist`.
-
-
 ## Test
 
 - Test the library:
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 231970f5..a3f634f3 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -48,11 +48,11 @@
     "gulp-rename": "^1.2.2",
     "gulp-util": "^3.0.7",
     "merge-stream": "^1.0.0",
-    "mocha": "^2.4.5",
+    "mocha": "^3.1.2",
     "rimraf": "^2.5.2",
     "uglify-js": "^2.6.2",
     "uuid": "^2.0.1",
     "webpack": "^1.12.14",
-    "yargs": "^4.2.0"
+    "yargs": "^6.3.0"
   }
 }