diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 035e3aa..6979cd4 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@
     "is-appveyor": "1.0.0",
     "istanbul": "0.4.5",
     "jshint": "2.9.5",
-    "mocha": "4.0.1",
+    "mocha": "5.2.0",
     "mocha-lcov-reporter": "1.3.0",
     "mockery": "2.1.0",
     "nixt": "0.5.0",