diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 6c9602d01..558f05eb8 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@
     "@types/diff": "^3.2.1",
     "@types/minimist": "^1.2.0",
     "@types/mkdirp": "^0.5.0",
-    "@types/mocha": "^2.2.42",
+    "@types/mocha": "^5.0.0",
     "@types/node": "^9.4.6",
     "@types/proxyquire": "^1.3.28",
     "@types/react": "^16.0.2",