diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index bcdeb24..b1d5a48 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@
     "async": "~0.8.0"
   },
   "devDependencies": {
-    "mocha": "~1.18.2",
+    "mocha": "~8.4.0",
     "chai": "~1.9.1"
   },
   "engine": "node >= 0.10",