diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index ff517e3b64f4..d6b4ac96d071 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -72,7 +72,7 @@
     "husky": "^0.14.2",
     "istanbul": "^0.4.5",
     "lcov-result-merger": "^1.2.0",
-    "mocha": "^4.0.1",
+    "mocha": "^5.0.0",
     "mysql2": "^1.5.1",
     "pg": "^6.1.0",
     "pg-hstore": "^2.3.2",