diff --git a/Cargo.lock b/Cargo.lock
index 06917f8..4f3823a 100644
--- a/Cargo.lock
+++ b/Cargo.lock
@@ -128,12 +128,12 @@ checksum = "b21b63ab5a0db0369deb913540af2892750e42d949faacc7a61495ac418a1692"
 dependencies = [
  "async-io",
  "blocking",
- "cfg-if 1.0.0",
+ "cfg-if",
  "event-listener",
  "futures-lite",
  "libc",
  "once_cell",
- "signal-hook 0.3.9",
+ "signal-hook",
  "winapi",
 ]
 
@@ -203,7 +203,7 @@ checksum = "e7a905d892734eea339e896738c14b9afce22b5318f64b951e70bf3844419b01"
 dependencies = [
  "addr2line",
  "cc",
- "cfg-if 1.0.0",
+ "cfg-if",
  "libc",
  "miniz_oxide",
  "object",
@@ -264,12 +264,6 @@ version = "1.0.69"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 checksum = "e70cc2f62c6ce1868963827bd677764c62d07c3d9a3e1fb1177ee1a9ab199eb2"
 
-[[package]]
-name = "cfg-if"
-version = "0.1.10"
-source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "4785bdd1c96b2a846b2bd7cc02e86b6b3dbf14e7e53446c4f54c92a361040822"
-
 [[package]]
 name = "cfg-if"
 version = "1.0.0"
@@ -352,15 +346,6 @@ dependencies = [
  "winapi",
 ]
 
-[[package]]
-name = "cloudabi"
-version = "0.0.3"
-source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "ddfc5b9aa5d4507acaf872de71051dfd0e309860e88966e1051e462a077aac4f"
-dependencies = [
- "bitflags",
-]
-
 [[package]]
 name = "concurrent-queue"
 version = "1.2.2"
@@ -391,50 +376,27 @@ version = "0.8.5"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 checksum = "d82cfc11ce7f2c3faef78d8a684447b40d503d9681acebed6cb728d45940c4db"
 dependencies = [
- "cfg-if 1.0.0",
+ "cfg-if",
  "lazy_static",
 ]
 
-[[package]]
-name = "crossterm"
-version = "0.17.7"
-source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "6f4919d60f26ae233e14233cc39746c8c8bb8cd7b05840ace83604917b51b6c7"
-dependencies = [
- "bitflags",
- "crossterm_winapi 0.6.2",
- "lazy_static",
- "libc",
- "mio",
- "parking_lot 0.10.2",
- "signal-hook 0.1.17",
- "winapi",
-]
-
 [[package]]
 name = "crossterm"
 version = "0.20.0"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "c0ebde6a9dd5e331cd6c6f48253254d117642c31653baa475e394657c59c1f7d"
 dependencies = [
  "bitflags",
- "crossterm_winapi 0.8.0",
+ "crossterm_winapi",
  "futures-core",
  "libc",
  "mio",
- "parking_lot 0.11.1",
- "signal-hook 0.3.9",
+ "parking_lot",
+ "signal-hook",
  "signal-hook-mio",
  "winapi",
 ]
 
-[[package]]
-name = "crossterm_winapi"
-version = "0.6.2"
-source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "c2265c3f8e080075d9b6417aa72293fc71662f34b4af2612d8d1b074d29510db"
-dependencies = [
- "winapi",
-]
-
 [[package]]
 name = "crossterm_winapi"
 version = "0.8.0"
@@ -516,11 +478,10 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "dirs"
-version = "2.0.2"
+version = "3.0.2"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "13aea89a5c93364a98e9b37b2fa237effbb694d5cfe01c5b70941f7eb087d5e3"
+checksum = "30baa043103c9d0c2a57cf537cc2f35623889dc0d405e6c3cccfadbc81c71309"
 dependencies = [
- "cfg-if 0.1.10",
  "dirs-sys",
 ]
 
@@ -530,7 +491,7 @@ version = "2.0.0"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 checksum = "b98cf8ebf19c3d1b223e151f99a4f9f0690dca41414773390fc824184ac833e1"
 dependencies = [
- "cfg-if 1.0.0",
+ "cfg-if",
  "dirs-sys-next",
 ]
 
@@ -752,26 +713,15 @@ dependencies = [
  "slab",
 ]
 
-[[package]]
-name = "getrandom"
-version = "0.1.16"
-source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "8fc3cb4d91f53b50155bdcfd23f6a4c39ae1969c2ae85982b135750cccaf5fce"
-dependencies = [
- "cfg-if 1.0.0",
- "libc",
- "wasi 0.9.0+wasi-snapshot-preview1",
-]
-
 [[package]]
 name = "getrandom"
 version = "0.2.3"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 checksum = "7fcd999463524c52659517fe2cea98493cfe485d10565e7b0fb07dbba7ad2753"
 dependencies = [
- "cfg-if 1.0.0",
+ "cfg-if",
  "libc",
- "wasi 0.10.2+wasi-snapshot-preview1",
+ "wasi",
 ]
 
 [[package]]
@@ -839,14 +789,14 @@ version = "0.1.10"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 checksum = "bee0328b1209d157ef001c94dd85b4f8f64139adb0eac2659f4b08382b2f474d"
 dependencies = [
- "cfg-if 1.0.0",
+ "cfg-if",
 ]
 
 [[package]]
 name = "itertools"
-version = "0.9.0"
+version = "0.10.1"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "284f18f85651fe11e8a991b2adb42cb078325c996ed026d994719efcfca1d54b"
+checksum = "69ddb889f9d0d08a67338271fa9b62996bc788c7796a5c18cf057420aaed5eaf"
 dependencies = [
  "either",
 ]
@@ -887,15 +837,6 @@ version = "0.2.99"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 checksum = "a7f823d141fe0a24df1e23b4af4e3c7ba9e5966ec514ea068c93024aa7deb765"
 
-[[package]]
-name = "lock_api"
-version = "0.3.4"
-source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "c4da24a77a3d8a6d4862d95f72e6fdb9c09a643ecdb402d754004a557f2bec75"
-dependencies = [
- "scopeguard",
-]
-
 [[package]]
 name = "lock_api"
 version = "0.4.4"
@@ -911,7 +852,7 @@ version = "0.4.14"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 checksum = "51b9bbe6c47d51fc3e1a9b945965946b4c44142ab8792c50835a980d362c2710"
 dependencies = [
- "cfg-if 1.0.0",
+ "cfg-if",
  "value-bag",
 ]
 
@@ -979,7 +920,7 @@ checksum = "df8e5e343312e7fbeb2a52139114e9e702991ef9c2aea6817ff2440b35647d56"
 dependencies = [
  "bitflags",
  "cc",
- "cfg-if 1.0.0",
+ "cfg-if",
  "libc",
  "memoffset",
 ]
@@ -1049,16 +990,6 @@ version = "2.0.0"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 checksum = "427c3892f9e783d91cc128285287e70a59e206ca452770ece88a76f7a3eddd72"
 
-[[package]]
-name = "parking_lot"
-version = "0.10.2"
-source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "d3a704eb390aafdc107b0e392f56a82b668e3a71366993b5340f5833fd62505e"
-dependencies = [
- "lock_api 0.3.4",
- "parking_lot_core 0.7.2",
-]
-
 [[package]]
 name = "parking_lot"
 version = "0.11.1"
@@ -1066,22 +997,8 @@ source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 checksum = "6d7744ac029df22dca6284efe4e898991d28e3085c706c972bcd7da4a27a15eb"
 dependencies = [
  "instant",
- "lock_api 0.4.4",
- "parking_lot_core 0.8.3",
-]
-
-[[package]]
-name = "parking_lot_core"
-version = "0.7.2"
-source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "d58c7c768d4ba344e3e8d72518ac13e259d7c7ade24167003b8488e10b6740a3"
-dependencies = [
- "cfg-if 0.1.10",
- "cloudabi",
- "libc",
- "redox_syscall 0.1.57",
- "smallvec",
- "winapi",
+ "lock_api",
+ "parking_lot_core",
 ]
 
 [[package]]
@@ -1090,10 +1007,10 @@ version = "0.8.3"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 checksum = "fa7a782938e745763fe6907fc6ba86946d72f49fe7e21de074e08128a99fb018"
 dependencies = [
- "cfg-if 1.0.0",
+ "cfg-if",
  "instant",
  "libc",
- "redox_syscall 0.2.10",
+ "redox_syscall",
  "smallvec",
  "winapi",
 ]
@@ -1116,7 +1033,7 @@ version = "2.1.0"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 checksum = "92341d779fa34ea8437ef4d82d440d5e1ce3f3ff7f824aa64424cd481f9a1f25"
 dependencies = [
- "cfg-if 1.0.0",
+ "cfg-if",
  "libc",
  "log",
  "wepoll-ffi",
@@ -1195,11 +1112,10 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "rand"
-version = "0.7.3"
+version = "0.8.4"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "6a6b1679d49b24bbfe0c803429aa1874472f50d9b363131f0e89fc356b544d03"
+checksum = "2e7573632e6454cf6b99d7aac4ccca54be06da05aca2ef7423d22d27d4d4bcd8"
 dependencies = [
- "getrandom 0.1.16",
  "libc",
  "rand_chacha",
  "rand_core",
@@ -1208,9 +1124,9 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "rand_chacha"
-version = "0.2.2"
+version = "0.3.1"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "f4c8ed856279c9737206bf725bf36935d8666ead7aa69b52be55af369d193402"
+checksum = "e6c10a63a0fa32252be49d21e7709d4d4baf8d231c2dbce1eaa8141b9b127d88"
 dependencies = [
  "ppv-lite86",
  "rand_core",
@@ -1218,28 +1134,22 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "rand_core"
-version = "0.5.1"
+version = "0.6.3"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "90bde5296fc891b0cef12a6d03ddccc162ce7b2aff54160af9338f8d40df6d19"
+checksum = "d34f1408f55294453790c48b2f1ebbb1c5b4b7563eb1f418bcfcfdbb06ebb4e7"
 dependencies = [
- "getrandom 0.1.16",
+ "getrandom",
 ]
 
 [[package]]
 name = "rand_hc"
-version = "0.2.0"
+version = "0.3.0"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "ca3129af7b92a17112d59ad498c6f81eaf463253766b90396d39ea7a39d6613c"
+checksum = "3190ef7066a446f2e7f42e239d161e905420ccab01eb967c9eb27d21b2322a73"
 dependencies = [
  "rand_core",
 ]
 
-[[package]]
-name = "redox_syscall"
-version = "0.1.57"
-source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "41cc0f7e4d5d4544e8861606a285bb08d3e70712ccc7d2b84d7c0ccfaf4b05ce"
-
 [[package]]
 name = "redox_syscall"
 version = "0.2.10"
@@ -1255,8 +1165,8 @@ version = "0.4.0"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 checksum = "528532f3d801c87aec9def2add9ca802fe569e44a544afe633765267840abe64"
 dependencies = [
- "getrandom 0.2.3",
- "redox_syscall 0.2.10",
+ "getrandom",
+ "redox_syscall",
 ]
 
 [[package]]
@@ -1289,7 +1199,7 @@ source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 checksum = "fbd4eaf7a7738f76c98e4f0395253ae853be3eb018f7b0bb57fe1b6c17e31874"
 dependencies = [
  "bitflags",
- "cfg-if 1.0.0",
+ "cfg-if",
  "clipboard-win",
  "dirs-next",
  "fd-lock",
@@ -1370,20 +1280,9 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "shlex"
-version = "0.1.1"
+version = "1.0.0"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "7fdf1b9db47230893d76faad238fd6097fd6d6a9245cd7a4d90dbd639536bbd2"
-
-[[package]]
-name = "signal-hook"
-version = "0.1.17"
-source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "7e31d442c16f047a671b5a71e2161d6e68814012b7f5379d269ebd915fac2729"
-dependencies = [
- "libc",
- "mio",
- "signal-hook-registry",
-]
+checksum = "42a568c8f2cd051a4d283bd6eb0343ac214c1b0f1ac19f93e1175b2dee38c73d"
 
 [[package]]
 name = "signal-hook"
@@ -1403,7 +1302,7 @@ checksum = "29fd5867f1c4f2c5be079aee7a2adf1152ebb04a4bc4d341f504b7dece607ed4"
 dependencies = [
  "libc",
  "mio",
- "signal-hook 0.3.9",
+ "signal-hook",
 ]
 
 [[package]]
@@ -1504,7 +1403,7 @@ dependencies = [
  "chrono",
  "clap",
  "clap_generate",
- "crossterm 0.20.0",
+ "crossterm",
  "dirs",
  "futures",
  "futures-timer",
@@ -1565,13 +1464,13 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "tui"
-version = "0.12.0"
+version = "0.16.0"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "c2eaeee894a1e9b90f80aa466fe59154fdb471980b5e104d8836fcea309ae17e"
+checksum = "39c8ce4e27049eed97cfa363a5048b09d995e209994634a0efc26a14ab6c0c23"
 dependencies = [
  "bitflags",
  "cassowary",
- "crossterm 0.17.7",
+ "crossterm",
  "unicode-segmentation",
  "unicode-width",
 ]
@@ -1615,7 +1514,7 @@ version = "0.8.2"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 checksum = "bc5cf98d8186244414c848017f0e2676b3fcb46807f6668a97dfe67359a3c4b7"
 dependencies = [
- "getrandom 0.2.3",
+ "getrandom",
  "serde",
 ]
 
@@ -1647,12 +1546,6 @@ version = "1.1.0"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 checksum = "9d5b2c62b4012a3e1eca5a7e077d13b3bf498c4073e33ccd58626607748ceeca"
 
-[[package]]
-name = "wasi"
-version = "0.9.0+wasi-snapshot-preview1"
-source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "cccddf32554fecc6acb585f82a32a72e28b48f8c4c1883ddfeeeaa96f7d8e519"
-
 [[package]]
 name = "wasi"
 version = "0.10.2+wasi-snapshot-preview1"
@@ -1665,7 +1558,7 @@ version = "0.2.75"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 checksum = "b608ecc8f4198fe8680e2ed18eccab5f0cd4caaf3d83516fa5fb2e927fda2586"
 dependencies = [
- "cfg-if 1.0.0",
+ "cfg-if",
  "wasm-bindgen-macro",
 ]
 
@@ -1690,7 +1583,7 @@ version = "0.4.25"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 checksum = "16646b21c3add8e13fdb8f20172f8a28c3dbf62f45406bcff0233188226cfe0c"
 dependencies = [
- "cfg-if 1.0.0",
+ "cfg-if",
  "js-sys",
  "wasm-bindgen",
  "web-sys",
diff --git a/Cargo.toml b/Cargo.toml
index 237f406..2629bac 100644
--- a/Cargo.toml
+++ b/Cargo.toml
@@ -18,36 +18,36 @@ default = ["crossterm-backend"]
 crossterm-backend = ["tui/crossterm", "crossterm"]
 
 [dependencies]
-anyhow = "1"
-async-std = { version = "1", features = ["attributes", "unstable"] }
+anyhow = "1.0.43"
+async-std = { version = "1.9.0", features = ["attributes", "unstable"] }
 better-panic = "0.2.0"
 cassowary = "0.3.0"
-chrono = "0.4"
-clap = "3.0.0-beta.2"
-crossterm = { version = "0", optional = true, default-features = false, features = ["event-stream"] }
-dirs = "2.0.2"
-futures = "0.3"
-futures-timer = "3.0"
-itertools = "0.9"
+chrono = "0.4.19"
+clap = "3.0.0-beta.4"
+crossterm = { version = "0.20.0", optional = true, default-features = false, features = ["event-stream"] }
+dirs = "3.0.2"
+futures = "0.3.16"
+futures-timer = "3.0.2"
+itertools = "0.10.1"
 lazy_static = "1.4.0"
-rand = "0.7"
-regex = "1"
-rustyline = "8"
-rustyline-derive = "0.4"
-serde = { version = "1", features = ["derive"] }
-serde_json = "1"
-shellexpand = "2.1"
-shlex = "0.1"
+rand = "0.8.4"
+regex = "1.5.4"
+rustyline = "8.2.0"
+rustyline-derive = "0.4.0"
+serde = { version = "1.0.127", features = ["derive"] }
+serde_json = "1.0.66"
+shellexpand = "2.1.0"
+shlex = "1.0.0"
 task-hookrs = { git = "https://github.com/kdheepak/task-hookrs" }
-tui = { version = "0.12", optional = true, default-features = false }
-unicode-segmentation = "1.6"
-unicode-truncate = "0.2"
-unicode-width = "0.1"
-uuid = { version = "0.8.1", features = ["serde", "v4"] }
+tui = { version = "0.16.0", optional = true, default-features = false }
+unicode-segmentation = "1.8.0"
+unicode-truncate = "0.2.0"
+unicode-width = "0.1.8"
+uuid = { version = "0.8.2", features = ["serde", "v4"] }
 
 [build-dependencies]
-clap = "3.0.0-beta.2"
-clap_generate = "3.0.0-beta.2"
+clap = "3.0.0-beta.4"
+clap_generate = "3.0.0-beta.4"
 
 [package.metadata.rpm]
 package = "taskwarrior-tui"
diff --git a/src/app.rs b/src/app.rs
index f108555..4567923 100644
--- a/src/app.rs
+++ b/src/app.rs
@@ -3048,10 +3048,10 @@ pub fn handle_movement(linebuffer: &mut LineBuffer, input: Key) {
         Key::Ctrl('u') => {
             linebuffer.discard_line();
         }
-        Key::Ctrl('w') | Key::CtrlBackspace => {
+        Key::Ctrl('w') | Key::AltBackspace | Key::CtrlBackspace => {
             linebuffer.delete_prev_word(Word::Emacs, 1);
         }
-        Key::Alt('d') | Key::CtrlDelete => {
+        Key::Alt('d') | Key::AltDelete | Key::CtrlDelete => {
             linebuffer.delete_word(At::AfterEnd, Word::Emacs, 1);
         }
         Key::Alt('f') => {
diff --git a/src/event.rs b/src/event.rs
index cf8eb65..542a603 100644
--- a/src/event.rs
+++ b/src/event.rs
@@ -21,6 +21,8 @@ use serde::{Deserialize, Serialize};
 pub enum Key {
     CtrlBackspace,
     CtrlDelete,
+    AltBackspace,
+    AltDelete,
     Backspace,
     Left,
     Right,
@@ -79,12 +81,14 @@ impl Events {
                                 Backspace => {
                                     match key.modifiers {
                                         KeyModifiers::CONTROL => Key::CtrlBackspace,
+                                        KeyModifiers::ALT => Key::AltBackspace,
                                         _ => Key::Backspace,
                                     }
                                 },
                                 Delete => {
                                     match key.modifiers {
                                         KeyModifiers::CONTROL => Key::CtrlDelete,
+                                        KeyModifiers::ALT => Key::AltDelete,
                                         _ => Key::Delete,
                                     }
                                 },