diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index c3675b3..e8e9577 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@
   "devDependencies": {
     "assume": "^2.0.1",
     "istanbul": "^0.4.5",
-    "mocha": "^5.1.1",
+    "mocha": "^7.1.2",
     "pre-commit": "^1.2.2"
   },
   "dependencies": {