diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index f953eba..1a75860 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@
   "homepage": "https://github.com/elastic/elasticsearch-js-mock#readme",
   "devDependencies": {
     "@elastic/elasticsearch": "8.15.1",
-    "ava": "4.3.3",
+    "ava": "6.2.0",
     "node-abort-controller": "3.1.1",
     "nyc": "15.1.0",
     "standard": "16.0.4",