diff --git a/mochify/lib/load-config.js b/mochify/lib/load-config.js
index 1b39890a..3da8e3ac 100644
--- a/mochify/lib/load-config.js
+++ b/mochify/lib/load-config.js
@@ -1,12 +1,12 @@
 'use strict';
 
 const deepmerge = require('deepmerge');
-const { cosmiconfig } = require('cosmiconfig');
+const { lilconfig } = require('lilconfig');
 
 exports.loadConfig = loadConfig;
 
 async function loadConfig(options) {
-  const explorer = cosmiconfig('mochify');
+  const explorer = lilconfig('mochify');
 
   const default_config_promise = explorer.search();
 
diff --git a/mochify/lib/load-config.test.js b/mochify/lib/load-config.test.js
index 21e34580..34400a22 100644
--- a/mochify/lib/load-config.test.js
+++ b/mochify/lib/load-config.test.js
@@ -4,32 +4,32 @@ const proxyquire = require('proxyquire');
 const { assert, refute, sinon } = require('@sinonjs/referee-sinon');
 
 describe('mochify/lib/load-config', () => {
-  let cosmiconfig_api;
-  let cosmiconfig;
+  let lilconfig_api;
+  let lilconfig;
 
   beforeEach(() => {
-    cosmiconfig_api = {
+    lilconfig_api = {
       search: sinon.fake.resolves(null),
       load: sinon.fake.resolves(null)
     };
-    cosmiconfig = sinon.fake.returns(cosmiconfig_api);
+    lilconfig = sinon.fake.returns(lilconfig_api);
   });
 
   function requireLoadConfig() {
     const { loadConfig } = proxyquire('./load-config', {
-      cosmiconfig: {
-        cosmiconfig
+      lilconfig: {
+        lilconfig
       }
     });
     return loadConfig;
   }
 
   function setDefaultConfig(config) {
-    sinon.replace(cosmiconfig_api, 'search', sinon.fake.resolves({ config }));
+    sinon.replace(lilconfig_api, 'search', sinon.fake.resolves({ config }));
   }
 
   function setSpecifiedConfig(config) {
-    sinon.replace(cosmiconfig_api, 'load', sinon.fake.resolves({ config }));
+    sinon.replace(lilconfig_api, 'load', sinon.fake.resolves({ config }));
   }
 
   it('searches for default config only', async () => {
@@ -38,9 +38,9 @@ describe('mochify/lib/load-config', () => {
     const promise = loadConfig({});
 
     await assert.resolves(promise);
-    assert.calledOnceWithExactly(cosmiconfig, 'mochify');
-    assert.calledOnceWithExactly(cosmiconfig_api.search);
-    refute.called(cosmiconfig_api.load);
+    assert.calledOnceWithExactly(lilconfig, 'mochify');
+    assert.calledOnceWithExactly(lilconfig_api.search);
+    refute.called(lilconfig_api.load);
   });
 
   it('returns given options', async () => {
@@ -112,8 +112,8 @@ describe('mochify/lib/load-config', () => {
       config: 'some.config.js',
       reporter: 'dot'
     });
-    assert.calledOnceWithExactly(cosmiconfig_api.search);
-    assert.calledOnceWithExactly(cosmiconfig_api.load, 'some.config.js');
+    assert.calledOnceWithExactly(lilconfig_api.search);
+    assert.calledOnceWithExactly(lilconfig_api.load, 'some.config.js');
   });
 
   it('options override specified config', async () => {
diff --git a/mochify/package.json b/mochify/package.json
index d642be3e..6b4220e5 100644
--- a/mochify/package.json
+++ b/mochify/package.json
@@ -28,10 +28,10 @@
   },
   "dependencies": {
     "convert-source-map": "^1.1.3",
-    "cosmiconfig": "^7.0.0",
     "deepmerge": "^4.2.2",
     "execa": "^5.1.1",
     "glob": "^7.1.7",
+    "lilconfig": "^3.0.0",
     "mime": "^2.5.2",
     "mocha": "^10.2.0",
     "source-map": "^0.5.7",
diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json
index 2ed1014c..bbc99186 100644
--- a/package-lock.json
+++ b/package-lock.json
@@ -113,10 +113,10 @@
       "license": "MIT",
       "dependencies": {
         "convert-source-map": "^1.1.3",
-        "cosmiconfig": "^7.0.0",
         "deepmerge": "^4.2.2",
         "execa": "^5.1.1",
         "glob": "^7.1.7",
+        "lilconfig": "^3.0.0",
         "mime": "^2.5.2",
         "mocha": "^10.2.0",
         "source-map": "^0.5.7",
@@ -646,11 +646,6 @@
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/@types/node/-/node-20.1.2.tgz",
       "integrity": "sha512-CTO/wa8x+rZU626cL2BlbCDzydgnFNgc19h4YvizpTO88MFQxab8wqisxaofQJ/9bLGugRdWIuX/TbIs6VVF6g=="
     },
-    "node_modules/@types/parse-json": {
-      "version": "4.0.0",
-      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/@types/parse-json/-/parse-json-4.0.0.tgz",
-      "integrity": "sha512-//oorEZjL6sbPcKUaCdIGlIUeH26mgzimjBB77G6XRgnDl/L5wOnpyBGRe/Mmf5CVW3PwEBE1NjiMZ/ssFh4wA=="
-    },
     "node_modules/@types/which": {
       "version": "2.0.2",
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/@types/which/-/which-2.0.2.tgz",
@@ -1420,21 +1415,6 @@
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/core-util-is/-/core-util-is-1.0.3.tgz",
       "integrity": "sha512-ZQBvi1DcpJ4GDqanjucZ2Hj3wEO5pZDS89BWbkcrvdxksJorwUDDZamX9ldFkp9aw2lmBDLgkObEA4DWNJ9FYQ=="
     },
-    "node_modules/cosmiconfig": {
-      "version": "7.1.0",
-      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/cosmiconfig/-/cosmiconfig-7.1.0.tgz",
-      "integrity": "sha512-AdmX6xUzdNASswsFtmwSt7Vj8po9IuqXm0UXz7QKPuEUmPB4XyjGfaAr2PSuELMwkRMVH1EpIkX5bTZGRB3eCA==",
-      "dependencies": {
-        "@types/parse-json": "^4.0.0",
-        "import-fresh": "^3.2.1",
-        "parse-json": "^5.0.0",
-        "path-type": "^4.0.0",
-        "yaml": "^1.10.0"
-      },
-      "engines": {
-        "node": ">=10"
-      }
-    },
     "node_modules/cross-fetch": {
       "version": "4.0.0",
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/cross-fetch/-/cross-fetch-4.0.0.tgz",
@@ -3371,7 +3351,6 @@
       "version": "3.0.0",
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/lilconfig/-/lilconfig-3.0.0.tgz",
       "integrity": "sha512-K2U4W2Ff5ibV7j7ydLr+zLAkIg5JJ4lPn1Ltsdt+Tz/IjQ8buJ55pZAxoP34lqIiwtF9iAvtLv3JGv7CAyAg+g==",
-      "dev": true,
       "engines": {
         "node": ">=14"
       }
@@ -5768,14 +5747,6 @@
       "integrity": "sha512-3wdGidZyq5PB084XLES5TpOSRA3wjXAlIWMhum2kRcv/41Sn2emQ0dycQW4uZXLejwKvg6EsvbdlVL+FYEct7A==",
       "dev": true
     },
-    "node_modules/yaml": {
-      "version": "1.10.2",
-      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/yaml/-/yaml-1.10.2.tgz",
-      "integrity": "sha512-r3vXyErRCYJ7wg28yvBY5VSoAF8ZvlcW9/BwUzEtUsjvX/DKs24dIkuwjtuprwJJHsbyUbLApepYTR1BN4uHrg==",
-      "engines": {
-        "node": ">= 6"
-      }
-    },
     "node_modules/yargs": {
       "version": "16.2.0",
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/yargs/-/yargs-16.2.0.tgz",