diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 80e062526..df15b1bef 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@
     "regenerator-runtime": "^0.11.0",
     "remap-istanbul": "^0.9.5",
     "semantic-release": "^7.0.2",
-    "sinon": "^3.3.0",
+    "sinon": "^8.0.2",
     "trash-cli": "^1.4.0",
     "ts-loader": "^2.3.7",
     "tslint": "^5.8.0",