diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index f934241..29df93a 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -84,7 +84,7 @@
     "chai": "^3.5.0",
     "chai-as-promised": "^7.1.1",
     "coveralls": "^2.11.15",
-    "mocha": "^3.0.1",
+    "mocha": "^5.1.0",
     "nyc": "^11.0.0",
     "rimraf": "^2.5.4",
     "sinon": "^1.17.6",