diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index d802fd6e28..10912ba43d 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
     "chai-http": "^2.0.1",
     "ejs": "^2.4.1",
     "express": "^4.13.4",
-    "mocha": "^2.4.5",
+    "mocha": "^6.2.3",
     "mongodb": "^2.1.16",
     "morgan": "^1.7.0",
     "object-assign":"4.1.0"