diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 7686354..20ffb77 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@
   "devDependencies": {
     "assume": "~2.0.0",
     "istanbul": "~0.4.5",
-    "mocha": "~3.5.0",
+    "mocha": "~6.2.2",
     "pre-commit": "~1.2.0"
   },
   "bugs": {