diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 1282535..c5dfd01 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@
     "chai": "^4.3.3",
     "ipjs": "^5.0.0",
     "ipld-garbage": "^4.0.1",
-    "mocha": "^8.3.0",
+    "mocha": "^9.0.0",
     "polendina": "^1.1.0",
     "standard": "^16.0.3",
     "typescript": "^4.2.4"