diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 2b6ddf5..edb91b8 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@
   },
   "devDependencies": {
     "@hapi/hapi": ">=18.4",
-    "ava": "^3.15.0",
+    "ava": "^5.1.1",
     "coveralls": "^3.1.1",
     "nock": "^13.1.3",
     "nyc": "^15.1.0",