diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index cf5f1cca..87738fb0 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@
     "eslint-plugin-promise": "^3.5.0",
     "eslint-plugin-standard": "^3.0.1",
     "jsdoc": "^3.5.5",
-    "mocha": "^4.0.1",
+    "mocha": "^5.0.1",
     "nyc": "^11.2.1",
     "semantic-release": "^11.0.2",
     "travis-deploy-once": "^4.0.0"