diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index a7d8843..19e533e 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@
   "devDependencies": {
     "@lifeomic/eslint-plugin-node": "^1.1.1",
     "ajv": "^6.2.0",
-    "ava": "^1.2.1",
+    "ava": "^1.4.1",
     "coveralls": "^3.0.0",
     "eslint": "^5.0.0",
     "nyc": "^13.3.0",