diff --git a/package.json.sample b/package.json.sample
index 9fbde04e8a72..faa6cb7ff47a 100644
--- a/package.json.sample
+++ b/package.json.sample
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@
     "grunt-contrib-cssmin": "~4.0.0",
     "grunt-contrib-imagemin": "~4.0.0",
     "grunt-contrib-jasmine": "~4.0.0",
-    "grunt-contrib-less": "~3.0.0",
+    "grunt-contrib-less": "~2.1.0",
     "grunt-contrib-watch": "~1.1.0",
     "grunt-eslint": "~24.2.0",
     "grunt-exec": "~3.0.0",
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@
     "grunt-template-jasmine-requirejs": "~0.2.3",
     "grunt-text-replace": "~0.4.0",
     "imagemin-svgo": "~9.0.0",
-    "less": "4.1.3",
+    "less": "3.13.1",
     "load-grunt-config": "~4.0.1",
     "morgan": "~1.10.0",
     "node-minify": "~3.6.0",