diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 5a0a679..045cdde 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@
   "devDependencies": {
     "node-gyp": "*",
     "should": "1.0.0",
-    "mocha": "1.3.0"
+    "mocha": "9.0.1"
   },
   "engines": {
     "node": ">=0.8.0"