diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 0e3c351..f320894 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@
     "eslint": "4.14.0",
     "express": "^4.13.4",
     "istanbul": "0.4.5",
-    "mocha": "^4.0.0",
+    "mocha": "^5.0.0",
     "semantic-release": "11.0.2",
     "should": "^13.1.0",
     "sqlite3": "^3.1.1",