diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index ce2a43f4..978adbb3 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@
     "jshint-stylish": "^2.0.0",
     "mocha": "^3.0.1",
     "sequelize": "^3.13.0",
-    "sinon": "^1.11.1",
+    "sinon": "^2.1.0",
     "sqlite3": "^3.0.2",
     "yargs": "^7.1.0"
   },