diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 5e290796..547dd606 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@
   "devDependencies": {
     "coveralls": "^3.0.3",
     "hallmark": "^0.1.0",
-    "node-gyp": "^3.8.0",
+    "node-gyp": "^5.0.0",
     "nyc": "^14.1.0",
     "opn-cli": "^4.1.0",
     "prebuildify": "^3.0.0",