diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 83f0196..ff808f2 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -84,7 +84,7 @@
     "github-post-release": "1.13.1",
     "got": "8.3.0",
     "license-checker": "18.0.0",
-    "mocha": "3.5.3",
+    "mocha": "5.1.1",
     "next-update-travis": "1.7.1",
     "nsp": "2.8.1",
     "pre-git": "3.17.1",