diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index a2b0060..c41e692 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@
   ],
   "dependencies": {},
   "devDependencies": {
-    "ava": "0.25.0",
+    "ava": "3.9.0",
     "codecov": "3.1.0",
     "nyc": "13.0.1",
     "standard": "*"