diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index f38e832..c74ccf0 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@
     },
     "devDependencies": {
         "@types/debug": "^4.1.5",
-        "@types/mocha": "^5.2.6",
+        "@types/mocha": "^8.0.4",
         "@types/mongodb": "^3.3.3",
         "@types/sequelize": "^4.28.4",
         "@types/uuid": "^3.4.5",
diff --git a/yarn.lock b/yarn.lock
index db7824e..c5dcfd9 100644
--- a/yarn.lock
+++ b/yarn.lock
@@ -97,10 +97,10 @@
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/@types/lodash/-/lodash-4.14.139.tgz#b7b8a00d014a7debb29dc2dae4f91d3d3c6d5ab3"
   integrity sha512-Z6pbDYaWpluqcF8+6qgv6STPEl0jIlyQmpYGwTrzhgwqok8ltBh/p7GAmYnz81wUhxQRhEr8MBpQrB4fQ/hwIA==
 
-"@types/mocha@^5.2.6":
-  version "5.2.7"
-  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/@types/mocha/-/mocha-5.2.7.tgz#315d570ccb56c53452ff8638738df60726d5b6ea"
-  integrity sha512-NYrtPht0wGzhwe9+/idPaBB+TqkY9AhTvOLMkThm0IoEfLaiVQZwBwyJ5puCkO3AUCWrmcoePjp2mbFocKy4SQ==
+"@types/mocha@^8.0.4":
+  version "8.0.4"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/@types/mocha/-/mocha-8.0.4.tgz#b840c2dce46bacf286e237bfb59a29e843399148"
+  integrity sha512-M4BwiTJjHmLq6kjON7ZoI2JMlBvpY3BYSdiP6s/qCT3jb1s9/DeJF0JELpAxiVSIxXDzfNKe+r7yedMIoLbknQ==
 
 "@types/mongodb@^3.3.3":
   version "3.5.22"