diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index e6eff3d0..51cebf7d 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@
     "mocha": "^5.0.0",
     "semantic-release": "^15.5.1",
     "simple-git": "^1.45.0",
-    "sinon": "6.0.1",
+    "sinon": "8.0.2",
     "sinon-chai": "^3.2.0",
     "validate-commit-msg": "^2.6.1"
   },