diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 1fd3e29a6..7f5916220 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -71,7 +71,7 @@
     "@babel/register": "7.9.0",
     "@types/node": "11.15.12",
     "@types/react-test-renderer": "16.9.2",
-    "ava": "1.4.1",
+    "ava": "3.8.0",
     "awesome-typescript-loader": "5.2.1",
     "babel-loader": "8.1.0",
     "babel-plugin-module-resolver": "3.2.0",