diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index ba84eb2..122764a 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@
     "fs-extra": "^10.0.0",
     "gh-release": "^6.0.0",
     "jsdoc": "^3.6.6",
-    "mocha": "^8.1.3",
+    "mocha": "^9.0.0",
     "nyc": "^15.1.0",
     "p-queue": "^6.6.1",
     "rimraf": "^3.0.2",