diff --git a/lib/helper/WebDriver.js b/lib/helper/WebDriver.js
index 3e2d60d2b..27b2c3e1c 100644
--- a/lib/helper/WebDriver.js
+++ b/lib/helper/WebDriver.js
@@ -480,7 +480,7 @@ class WebDriver extends Helper {
     try {
       require('webdriverio');
     } catch (e) {
-      return ['webdriverio@^5.2.2'];
+      return ['webdriverio@^6.12.1'];
     }
   }