diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 7c1b972..8ef8357 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@
     "chai": "^3.5.0",
     "istanbul": "^0.4.5",
     "memdown": "^1.0.0",
-    "mocha": "^3.2.0",
+    "mocha": "^5.0.5",
     "pouchdb": "^6.0.0"
   }
 }