diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json
index 97fa374f9..f1eb8739b 100644
--- a/package-lock.json
+++ b/package-lock.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "svelte",
-  "version": "3.12.1",
+  "version": "3.13.0-alpha.0",
   "lockfileVersion": 1,
   "requires": true,
   "dependencies": {
@@ -167,9 +167,9 @@
       "dev": true
     },
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-      "version": "7.0.0",
-      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/acorn/-/acorn-7.0.0.tgz",
-      "integrity": "sha512-PaF/MduxijYYt7unVGRuds1vBC9bFxbNf+VWqhOClfdgy7RlVkQqt610ig1/yxTgsDIfW1cWDel5EBbOy3jdtQ==",
+      "version": "7.1.0",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/acorn/-/acorn-7.1.0.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-kL5CuoXA/dgxlBbVrflsflzQ3PAas7RYZB52NOm/6839iVYJgKMJ3cQJD+t2i5+qFa8h3MDpEOJiS64E8JLnSQ==",
       "dev": true
     },
     "acorn-globals": {
@@ -490,14 +490,14 @@
       "dev": true
     },
     "code-red": {
-      "version": "0.0.17",
-      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/code-red/-/code-red-0.0.17.tgz",
-      "integrity": "sha512-RJJ48sXYOqyd0J4QelF4dRdYb+4DaLV/jHs4mNoxOdLroUGB840cMc9pMtEAbGKjFFzoTKREypFzqphBD8knMg==",
+      "version": "0.0.18",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/code-red/-/code-red-0.0.18.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-g7W6RwRqBbQTtMaUqrNWDyyl2GK0Uulk/uZPzGdgTXpOGX/LA8bW67EKQLdQgpYfd6APhZVwoX2lrL7mnJOWkA==",
       "dev": true,
       "requires": {
-        "acorn": "^7.0.0",
-        "is-reference": "^1.1.3",
-        "periscopic": "^1.0.1",
+        "acorn": "^7.1.0",
+        "is-reference": "^1.1.4",
+        "periscopic": "^1.0.2",
         "sourcemap-codec": "^1.4.6"
       }
     },
@@ -1147,14 +1147,6 @@
         "acorn": "^7.0.0",
         "acorn-jsx": "^5.0.2",
         "eslint-visitor-keys": "^1.1.0"
-      },
-      "dependencies": {
-        "acorn": {
-          "version": "7.0.0",
-          "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/acorn/-/acorn-7.0.0.tgz",
-          "integrity": "sha512-PaF/MduxijYYt7unVGRuds1vBC9bFxbNf+VWqhOClfdgy7RlVkQqt610ig1/yxTgsDIfW1cWDel5EBbOy3jdtQ==",
-          "dev": true
-        }
       }
     },
     "esprima": {
@@ -1768,9 +1760,9 @@
       "dev": true
     },
     "is-reference": {
-      "version": "1.1.3",
-      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/is-reference/-/is-reference-1.1.3.tgz",
-      "integrity": "sha512-W1iHHv/oyBb2pPxkBxtaewxa1BC58Pn5J0hogyCdefwUIvb6R+TGbAcIa4qPNYLqLhb3EnOgUf2MQkkF76BcKw==",
+      "version": "1.1.4",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/is-reference/-/is-reference-1.1.4.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-uJA/CDPO3Tao3GTrxYn6AwkM4nUPJiGGYu5+cB8qbC7WGFlrKZbiRo7SFKxUAEpFUfiHofWCXBUNhvYJMh+6zw==",
       "dev": true,
       "requires": {
         "@types/estree": "0.0.39"
@@ -2727,17 +2719,6 @@
       "dev": true,
       "requires": {
         "is-reference": "^1.1.4"
-      },
-      "dependencies": {
-        "is-reference": {
-          "version": "1.1.4",
-          "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/is-reference/-/is-reference-1.1.4.tgz",
-          "integrity": "sha512-uJA/CDPO3Tao3GTrxYn6AwkM4nUPJiGGYu5+cB8qbC7WGFlrKZbiRo7SFKxUAEpFUfiHofWCXBUNhvYJMh+6zw==",
-          "dev": true,
-          "requires": {
-            "@types/estree": "0.0.39"
-          }
-        }
       }
     },
     "pify": {
@@ -3646,14 +3627,6 @@
         "@types/istanbul-lib-coverage": "^2.0.1",
         "convert-source-map": "^1.6.0",
         "source-map": "^0.7.3"
-      },
-      "dependencies": {
-        "source-map": {
-          "version": "0.7.3",
-          "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/source-map/-/source-map-0.7.3.tgz",
-          "integrity": "sha512-CkCj6giN3S+n9qrYiBTX5gystlENnRW5jZeNLHpe6aue+SrHcG5VYwujhW9s4dY31mEGsxBDrHR6oI69fTXsaQ==",
-          "dev": true
-        }
       }
     },
     "validate-npm-package-license": {
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index c4f126913..0cdc30ecc 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -60,17 +60,17 @@
     "@types/node": "^8.10.53",
     "@typescript-eslint/eslint-plugin": "^1.13.0",
     "@typescript-eslint/parser": "^2.1.0",
-    "acorn": "^7.0.0",
+    "acorn": "^7.1.0",
     "agadoo": "^1.1.0",
     "c8": "^5.0.1",
-    "code-red": "0.0.17",
+    "code-red": "0.0.18",
     "codecov": "^3.5.0",
     "css-tree": "1.0.0-alpha22",
     "eslint": "^6.3.0",
     "eslint-plugin-import": "^2.18.2",
     "eslint-plugin-svelte3": "^2.7.3",
     "estree-walker": "^0.8.1",
-    "is-reference": "^1.1.3",
+    "is-reference": "^1.1.4",
     "jsdom": "^15.1.1",
     "kleur": "^3.0.3",
     "locate-character": "^2.0.5",
diff --git a/src/compiler/parse/acorn.ts b/src/compiler/parse/acorn.ts
index a7d270395..30ab3c398 100644
--- a/src/compiler/parse/acorn.ts
+++ b/src/compiler/parse/acorn.ts
@@ -4,13 +4,11 @@ const Parser = acorn.Parser;
 
 export const parse = (source: string) => Parser.parse(source, {
 	sourceType: 'module',
-	// @ts-ignore TODO pending release of fixed types
 	ecmaVersion: 11,
 	locations: true
 });
 
 export const parse_expression_at = (source: string, index: number) => Parser.parseExpressionAt(source, index, {
-	// @ts-ignore TODO pending release of fixed types
 	ecmaVersion: 11,
 	locations: true
 });
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/compiler/parse/read/script.ts b/src/compiler/parse/read/script.ts
index efc930667..0c416be6e 100644
--- a/src/compiler/parse/read/script.ts
+++ b/src/compiler/parse/read/script.ts
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ export default function read_script(parser: Parser, start: number, attributes: N
 	let ast: Program;
 
 	try {
-		ast = acorn.parse(source);
+		ast = acorn.parse(source) as any as Program;
 	} catch (err) {
 		parser.acorn_error(err);
 	}