diff --git a/History.md b/History.md
index ea33cc69d1f..89da24ce065 100644
--- a/History.md
+++ b/History.md
@@ -7,7 +7,8 @@
   - node: 0.10.33 (from 0.10.29)
   - source-map-support: 0.2.8 (from 0.2.5)
   - semver: 4.1.0 (from 2.2.1)
-
+  - request: 2.47.0 (from 2.33.0)
+  
 ## v1.0
 
 ### New Features
diff --git a/examples/localmarket/packages/request/package.js b/examples/localmarket/packages/request/package.js
index 524aa39f69b..e27e8ef8faa 100644
--- a/examples/localmarket/packages/request/package.js
+++ b/examples/localmarket/packages/request/package.js
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ Package.describe({
   version: '0.0.0'
 });
 
-Npm.depends({request: "2.33.0"});
+Npm.depends({request: "2.47.0"});
 
 Package.on_use(function (api) {
   api.add_files('request-server.js', 'server');
diff --git a/packages/http/package.js b/packages/http/package.js
index b6b93b8ae1f..88693ba629f 100644
--- a/packages/http/package.js
+++ b/packages/http/package.js
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ Package.describe({
   version: '1.0.8'
 });
 
-Npm.depends({request: "2.33.0"});
+Npm.depends({request: "2.47.0"});
 
 Package.on_use(function (api) {
   api.use('underscore');
diff --git a/scripts/generate-dev-bundle.sh b/scripts/generate-dev-bundle.sh
index 056348afc83..48ae5bcfcf5 100755
--- a/scripts/generate-dev-bundle.sh
+++ b/scripts/generate-dev-bundle.sh
@@ -164,7 +164,7 @@ mv ../$FIBERS_ARCH .
 # Now, install the rest of the npm modules, which are only used by the 'meteor'
 # tool (and not by the bundled app boot.js script).
 cd "${DIR}/lib"
-npm install request@2.33.0
+npm install request@2.47.0
 
 npm install fstream@1.0.2