diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 88a4f94..d046557 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@
     "benchmark": "~2.1.4",
     "eslint": "^7.16.0",
     "nyc": "^15.1.0",
-    "mocha": "5.x",
+    "mocha": "^9.2.2",
     "typescript": "^4.7.4",
     "eslint-plugin-mocha-no-only": "^1.1.1"
   }