diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 1988765..aee6ae4 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@
     "istanbul": "^0.4.5",
     "loopback": "^3.16.2",
     "loopback-datasource-juggler": "^3.13.0",
-    "mocha": "^4.0.1",
+    "mocha": "^5.0.0",
     "rsvp": "4.7.0",
     "semantic-release": "^12.2.2",
     "standard": "^10.0.3",