diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index b9e8551..0812a53 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@
     "istanbul-coveralls": "^1.0.3",
     "mock-usb": "^1.0.1",
     "proxyquire": "^1.6.0",
-    "sinon": "^1.15.4",
+    "sinon": "^1.17.1",
     "tap-spec": "^4.0.2",
     "tape": "^4.0.1",
     "virtual-serialport": "^0.1.1"