diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 306a34e..c94eb7a 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@
   ],
   "dependencies": {},
   "devDependencies": {
-    "ava": "1.0.1",
+    "ava": "3.5.0",
     "codecov": "3.1.0",
     "execa": "1.0.0",
     "nyc": "13.1.0",