diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 1b44cd1b..c8e3c83f 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@
     "eslint-plugin-import": "^2.20.1",
     "eslint-plugin-node": "^11.0.0",
     "gts": "^2.0.0-alpha.4",
-    "mocha": "^7.2.0",
+    "mocha": "^8.0.0",
     "rimraf": "^3.0.2",
     "standardx": "^5.0.0",
     "typescript": "^3.7.0"