diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 3526938..e101ae4 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@
     "amqplib": "^0.5.1",
     "chai": "^4.1.2",
     "coffee-script": "^1.8.0",
-    "mocha": "^4.1.0",
+    "mocha": "^5.0.0",
     "msgflo": "^0.10.0",
     "mqtt": "^2.15.0"
   },