diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index f174030..4b11da8 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@
     "loopback-boot": "^2.24.0",
     "loopback-component-explorer": "^4.2.0",
     "loopback-testing": "^1.4.0",
-    "mocha": "^3.3.0",
+    "mocha": "^5.0.1",
     "nodemon": "^1.11.0",
     "nyc": "^11.0.0",
     "semantic-release": "^6.3.2",