diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 8120ac4..183cee0 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@
 		"mocha-junit-reporter": "^1.17.0",
 		"nyc": "^12.0.2",
 		"rewire": "^4.0.1",
-		"sinon": "^6.0.0",
+		"sinon": "^8.1.0",
 		"sinon-chai": "^3.1.0",
 		"supertest": "^3.1.0",
 		"yarn": "^1.7.0"