diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 8f1f4ec..54e0804 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@
   "devDependencies": {
     "assume": "~1.5.0",
     "istanbul": "~0.4.5",
-    "mocha": "~4.1.0",
+    "mocha": "~5.2.0",
     "pre-commit": "~1.2.0"
   },
   "repository": {