diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 34f4acf2..2b03e84b 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -85,7 +85,7 @@
     "gulp": "^4.0.0",
     "mocha": "^6.0.0",
     "pre-commit": "^1.1.3",
-    "sinon": "^7.2.3"
+    "sinon": "^8.0.0"
   },
   "greenkeeper": {
     "ignore": [