diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 3b00ac744..96fb49257 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ IMPROVEMENTS:
     multiple times.
   - Automatically convert network, provider, and provisioner names to
     symbols internally in case people define them as strings.
+  - Using newer versions of net-ssh and net-scp. [GH-1436]
 
 BUG FIXES:
 
diff --git a/vagrant.gemspec b/vagrant.gemspec
index 68991b5ed..bcf427004 100644
--- a/vagrant.gemspec
+++ b/vagrant.gemspec
@@ -19,8 +19,8 @@ Gem::Specification.new do |s|
   s.add_dependency "i18n", "~> 0.6.0"
   s.add_dependency "json", ">= 1.5.1", "< 1.8.0"
   s.add_dependency "log4r", "~> 1.1.9"
-  s.add_dependency "net-ssh", "~> 2.2.2"
-  s.add_dependency "net-scp", "~> 1.0.4"
+  s.add_dependency "net-ssh", "~> 2.6.6"
+  s.add_dependency "net-scp", "~> 1.1.0"
 
   s.add_development_dependency "rake"
   s.add_development_dependency "contest", ">= 0.1.2"