diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index cc324ae..5262359 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@
     "feathers-memory": "^2.0.0",
     "istanbul": "^1.1.0-alpha.1",
     "lodash": "^4.0.1",
-    "mocha": "^4.0.0",
+    "mocha": "^5.0.0",
     "request": "^2.69.0",
     "semistandard": "^12.0.0",
     "socket.io-client": "^2.0.0",