diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 667c724c1..347b0a66f 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -79,7 +79,7 @@
     "eslint-plugin-standard": "^3.0.1",
     "istanbul": "^0.4.4",
     "jsdoc": "^3.5.5",
-    "mocha": "^4.0.0",
+    "mocha": "^5.0.0",
     "prebuild": "^7.4.0",
     "proxyquire": "^1.7.10",
     "sinon": "^4.1.5"