diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index e72a3198..b2d9fcd0 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@
     "ws": "6.0.0"
   },
   "devDependencies": {
-    "ava": "^1.0.0-beta.6",
+    "ava": "^2.4.0",
     "chalk": "2.4.0",
     "coveralls": "3.0.1",
     "eslint": "5.0.1",