diff --git a/backend/package.json b/backend/package.json
index edbeabd48..d74d51bf2 100644
--- a/backend/package.json
+++ b/backend/package.json
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@
   "dependencies": {
     "activitystrea.ms": "~2.1.3",
     "apollo-cache-inmemory": "~1.6.0",
-    "apollo-client": "~2.5.1",
+    "apollo-client": "~2.6.1",
     "apollo-link-context": "~1.0.14",
     "apollo-link-http": "~1.5.14",
     "apollo-server": "~2.6.1",
diff --git a/backend/yarn.lock b/backend/yarn.lock
index d56871d83..d91348586 100644
--- a/backend/yarn.lock
+++ b/backend/yarn.lock
@@ -1307,34 +1307,25 @@ apollo-cache-inmemory@~1.6.0:
     ts-invariant "^0.4.0"
     tslib "^1.9.3"
 
-apollo-cache@1.2.1:
-  version "1.2.1"
-  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/apollo-cache/-/apollo-cache-1.2.1.tgz#aae71eb4a11f1f7322adc343f84b1a39b0693644"
-  integrity sha512-nzFmep/oKlbzUuDyz6fS6aYhRmfpcHWqNkkA9Bbxwk18RD6LXC4eZkuE0gXRX0IibVBHNjYVK+Szi0Yied4SpQ==
+apollo-cache@1.3.1, apollo-cache@^1.3.0:
+  version "1.3.1"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/apollo-cache/-/apollo-cache-1.3.1.tgz#c015f93a9a7f32b3eeea0c471addd6e854da754c"
+  integrity sha512-BJ/Mehr3u6XCaHYSmgZ6DM71Fh30OkW6aEr828WjHvs+7i0RUuP51/PM7K6T0jPXtuw7UbArFFPZZsNgXnyyJA==
   dependencies:
-    apollo-utilities "^1.2.1"
+    apollo-utilities "^1.3.1"
     tslib "^1.9.3"
 
-apollo-cache@^1.3.0:
-  version "1.3.0"
-  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/apollo-cache/-/apollo-cache-1.3.0.tgz#de5c907cbd329440c9b0aafcbe8436391b9e6142"
-  integrity sha512-voPlvSIDA2pY3+7QwtXPs7o5uSNAVjUKwimyHWoiW0MIZtPxawtOV/Y+BL85R227JqcjPic1El+QToVR8l4ytQ==
-  dependencies:
-    apollo-utilities "^1.3.0"
-    tslib "^1.9.3"
-
-apollo-client@~2.5.1:
-  version "2.5.1"
-  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/apollo-client/-/apollo-client-2.5.1.tgz#36126ed1d32edd79c3713c6684546a3bea80e6d1"
-  integrity sha512-MNcQKiqLHdGmNJ0rZ0NXaHrToXapJgS/5kPk0FygXt+/FmDCdzqcujI7OPxEC6e9Yw5S/8dIvOXcRNuOMElHkA==
+apollo-client@~2.6.1:
+  version "2.6.1"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/apollo-client/-/apollo-client-2.6.1.tgz#fcf328618d6ad82b750a988bec113fe6edc8ba94"
+  integrity sha512-Tb6ZthPZUHlGqeoH1WC8Qg/tLnkk9H5+xj4e5nzOAC6dCOW3pVU9tYXscrWdmZ65UDUg1khvTNjrQgPhdf4aTQ==
   dependencies:
     "@types/zen-observable" "^0.8.0"
-    apollo-cache "1.2.1"
+    apollo-cache "1.3.1"
     apollo-link "^1.0.0"
-    apollo-link-dedup "^1.0.0"
-    apollo-utilities "1.2.1"
+    apollo-utilities "1.3.1"
     symbol-observable "^1.0.2"
-    ts-invariant "^0.2.1"
+    ts-invariant "^0.4.0"
     tslib "^1.9.3"
     zen-observable "^0.8.0"
 
@@ -1398,13 +1389,6 @@ apollo-link-context@~1.0.14:
     apollo-link "^1.2.11"
     tslib "^1.9.3"
 
-apollo-link-dedup@^1.0.0:
-  version "1.0.11"
-  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/apollo-link-dedup/-/apollo-link-dedup-1.0.11.tgz#6f34ea748d2834850329ad03111ef18445232b05"
-  integrity sha512-RcvkXR0CNbQcsw6LdrPksGa+9YjZ1ghk0k2PKal6rSBCyyqzokcBawXOtoMN8q+0FLR1dGs5GnAQVeucQuY28g==
-  dependencies:
-    apollo-link "^1.2.4"
-
 apollo-link-http-common@^0.2.13:
   version "0.2.13"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/apollo-link-http-common/-/apollo-link-http-common-0.2.13.tgz#c688f6baaffdc7b269b2db7ae89dae7c58b5b350"
@@ -1423,7 +1407,7 @@ apollo-link-http@~1.5.14:
     apollo-link-http-common "^0.2.13"
     tslib "^1.9.3"
 
-apollo-link@^1.0.0, apollo-link@^1.2.11, apollo-link@^1.2.3, apollo-link@^1.2.4:
+apollo-link@^1.0.0, apollo-link@^1.2.11, apollo-link@^1.2.3:
   version "1.2.11"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/apollo-link/-/apollo-link-1.2.11.tgz#493293b747ad3237114ccd22e9f559e5e24a194d"
   integrity sha512-PQvRCg13VduLy3X/0L79M6uOpTh5iHdxnxYuo8yL7sJlWybKRJwsv4IcRBJpMFbChOOaHY7Og9wgPo6DLKDKDA==
@@ -1575,21 +1559,13 @@ apollo-upload-server@^7.0.0:
     http-errors "^1.7.0"
     object-path "^0.11.4"
 
-apollo-utilities@1.2.1:
-  version "1.2.1"
-  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/apollo-utilities/-/apollo-utilities-1.2.1.tgz#1c3a1ebf5607d7c8efe7636daaf58e7463b41b3c"
-  integrity sha512-Zv8Udp9XTSFiN8oyXOjf6PMHepD4yxxReLsl6dPUy5Ths7jti3nmlBzZUOxuTWRwZn0MoclqL7RQ5UEJN8MAxg==
-  dependencies:
-    fast-json-stable-stringify "^2.0.0"
-    ts-invariant "^0.2.1"
-    tslib "^1.9.3"
-
-apollo-utilities@^1.0.1, apollo-utilities@^1.2.1, apollo-utilities@^1.3.0:
-  version "1.3.0"
-  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/apollo-utilities/-/apollo-utilities-1.3.0.tgz#9803724c07ac94ca11dc26397edb58735d2b0211"
-  integrity sha512-wQjV+FdWcTWmWUFlChG5rS0vHKy5OsXC6XlV9STRstQq6VbXANwHy6DHnTEQAfLXWAbNcPgBu+nBUpR3dFhwrA==
+apollo-utilities@1.3.1, apollo-utilities@^1.0.1, apollo-utilities@^1.2.1, apollo-utilities@^1.3.0, apollo-utilities@^1.3.1:
+  version "1.3.1"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/apollo-utilities/-/apollo-utilities-1.3.1.tgz#4c45f9b52783c324e2beef822700bdea374f82d1"
+  integrity sha512-P5cJ75rvhm9hcx9V/xCW0vlHhRd0S2icEcYPoRYNTc5djbynpuO+mQuJ4zMHgjNDpvvDxDfZxXTJ6ZUuJZodiQ==
   dependencies:
     fast-json-stable-stringify "^2.0.0"
+    lodash.isequal "^4.5.0"
     ts-invariant "^0.4.0"
     tslib "^1.9.3"
 
@@ -5254,6 +5230,11 @@ lodash.isboolean@^3.0.3:
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/lodash.isboolean/-/lodash.isboolean-3.0.3.tgz#6c2e171db2a257cd96802fd43b01b20d5f5870f6"
   integrity sha1-bC4XHbKiV82WgC/UOwGyDV9YcPY=
 
+lodash.isequal@^4.5.0:
+  version "4.5.0"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/lodash.isequal/-/lodash.isequal-4.5.0.tgz#415c4478f2bcc30120c22ce10ed3226f7d3e18e0"
+  integrity sha1-QVxEePK8wwEgwizhDtMib30+GOA=
+
 lodash.isinteger@^4.0.4:
   version "4.0.4"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/lodash.isinteger/-/lodash.isinteger-4.0.4.tgz#619c0af3d03f8b04c31f5882840b77b11cd68343"
@@ -7560,13 +7541,6 @@ trunc-text@1.0.1:
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/trunc-text/-/trunc-text-1.0.1.tgz#58f876d8ac59b224b79834bb478b8656e69622b5"
   integrity sha1-WPh22KxZsiS3mDS7R4uGVuaWIrU=
 
-ts-invariant@^0.2.1:
-  version "0.2.1"
-  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/ts-invariant/-/ts-invariant-0.2.1.tgz#3d587f9d6e3bded97bf9ec17951dd9814d5a9d3f"
-  integrity sha512-Z/JSxzVmhTo50I+LKagEISFJW3pvPCqsMWLamCTX8Kr3N5aMrnGOqcflbe5hLUzwjvgPfnLzQtHZv0yWQ+FIHg==
-  dependencies:
-    tslib "^1.9.3"
-
 ts-invariant@^0.3.2:
   version "0.3.2"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/ts-invariant/-/ts-invariant-0.3.2.tgz#89a2ffeb70879b777258df1df1c59383c35209b0"