diff --git a/packages/dredd-transactions/package.json b/packages/dredd-transactions/package.json
index 0071b95d6..1b7f1937b 100644
--- a/packages/dredd-transactions/package.json
+++ b/packages/dredd-transactions/package.json
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@
     "mocha-lcov-reporter": "1.3.0",
     "proxyquire": "2.1.3",
     "rimraf": "3.0.2",
-    "sinon": "9.2.1"
+    "sinon": "16.0.0"
   },
   "keywords": [
     "api",
diff --git a/packages/dredd/package.json b/packages/dredd/package.json
index 6470efd56..7f258e43a 100644
--- a/packages/dredd/package.json
+++ b/packages/dredd/package.json
@@ -76,7 +76,7 @@
     "nock": "10.0.6",
     "prettier": "1.18.2",
     "ps-node": "0.1.6",
-    "sinon": "9.2.1",
+    "sinon": "16.0.0",
     "ts-node": "8.10.2",
     "typescript": "3.8.3"
   },
diff --git a/yarn.lock b/yarn.lock
index 5ce94ef7a..3fd0c791a 100644
--- a/yarn.lock
+++ b/yarn.lock
@@ -1058,34 +1058,33 @@
   dependencies:
     "@types/node" "^12.11.1"
 
-"@sinonjs/commons@^1", "@sinonjs/commons@^1.6.0", "@sinonjs/commons@^1.7.0", "@sinonjs/commons@^1.8.1":
-  version "1.8.1"
-  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/@sinonjs/commons/-/commons-1.8.1.tgz#e7df00f98a203324f6dc7cc606cad9d4a8ab2217"
-  integrity sha512-892K+kWUUi3cl+LlqEWIDrhvLgdL79tECi8JZUyq6IviKy/DNhuzCRlbHUjxK89f4ypPMMaFnFuR9Ie6DoIMsw==
+"@sinonjs/commons@^2.0.0":
+  version "2.0.0"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/@sinonjs/commons/-/commons-2.0.0.tgz#fd4ca5b063554307e8327b4564bd56d3b73924a3"
+  integrity sha512-uLa0j859mMrg2slwQYdO/AkrOfmH+X6LTVmNTS9CqexuE2IvVORIkSpJLqePAbEnKJ77aMmCwr1NUZ57120Xcg==
   dependencies:
     type-detect "4.0.8"
 
-"@sinonjs/fake-timers@^6.0.0", "@sinonjs/fake-timers@^6.0.1":
-  version "6.0.1"
-  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/@sinonjs/fake-timers/-/fake-timers-6.0.1.tgz#293674fccb3262ac782c7aadfdeca86b10c75c40"
-  integrity sha512-MZPUxrmFubI36XS1DI3qmI0YdN1gks62JtFZvxR67ljjSNCeK6U08Zx4msEWOXuofgqUt6zPHSi1H9fbjR/NRA==
+"@sinonjs/commons@^3.0.0":
+  version "3.0.0"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/@sinonjs/commons/-/commons-3.0.0.tgz#beb434fe875d965265e04722ccfc21df7f755d72"
+  integrity sha512-jXBtWAF4vmdNmZgD5FoKsVLv3rPgDnLgPbU84LIJ3otV44vJlDRokVng5v8NFJdCf/da9legHcKaRuZs4L7faA==
   dependencies:
-    "@sinonjs/commons" "^1.7.0"
+    type-detect "4.0.8"
 
-"@sinonjs/formatio@^5.0.1":
-  version "5.0.1"
-  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/@sinonjs/formatio/-/formatio-5.0.1.tgz#f13e713cb3313b1ab965901b01b0828ea6b77089"
-  integrity sha512-KaiQ5pBf1MpS09MuA0kp6KBQt2JUOQycqVG1NZXvzeaXe5LGFqAKueIS0bw4w0P9r7KuBSVdUk5QjXsUdu2CxQ==
+"@sinonjs/fake-timers@^10.0.2", "@sinonjs/fake-timers@^10.3.0":
+  version "10.3.0"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/@sinonjs/fake-timers/-/fake-timers-10.3.0.tgz#55fdff1ecab9f354019129daf4df0dd4d923ea66"
+  integrity sha512-V4BG07kuYSUkTCSBHG8G8TNhM+F19jXFWnQtzj+we8DrkpSBCee9Z3Ms8yiGer/dlmhe35/Xdgyo3/0rQKg7YA==
   dependencies:
-    "@sinonjs/commons" "^1"
-    "@sinonjs/samsam" "^5.0.2"
+    "@sinonjs/commons" "^3.0.0"
 
-"@sinonjs/samsam@^5.0.2", "@sinonjs/samsam@^5.2.0":
-  version "5.3.0"
-  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/@sinonjs/samsam/-/samsam-5.3.0.tgz#1d2f0743dc54bf13fe9d508baefacdffa25d4329"
-  integrity sha512-hXpcfx3aq+ETVBwPlRFICld5EnrkexXuXDwqUNhDdr5L8VjvMeSRwyOa0qL7XFmR+jVWR4rUZtnxlG7RX72sBg==
+"@sinonjs/samsam@^8.0.0":
+  version "8.0.0"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/@sinonjs/samsam/-/samsam-8.0.0.tgz#0d488c91efb3fa1442e26abea81759dfc8b5ac60"
+  integrity sha512-Bp8KUVlLp8ibJZrnvq2foVhP0IVX2CIprMJPK0vqGqgrDa0OHVKeZyBykqskkrdxV6yKBPmGasO8LVjAKR3Gew==
   dependencies:
-    "@sinonjs/commons" "^1.6.0"
+    "@sinonjs/commons" "^2.0.0"
     lodash.get "^4.4.2"
     type-detect "^4.0.8"
 
@@ -2531,11 +2530,16 @@ diff@3.5.0:
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/diff/-/diff-3.5.0.tgz#800c0dd1e0a8bfbc95835c202ad220fe317e5a12"
   integrity sha512-A46qtFgd+g7pDZinpnwiRJtxbC1hpgf0uzP3iG89scHk0AUC7A1TGxf5OiiOUv/JMZR8GOt8hL900hV0bOy5xA==
 
-diff@^4.0.1, diff@^4.0.2:
+diff@^4.0.1:
   version "4.0.2"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/diff/-/diff-4.0.2.tgz#60f3aecb89d5fae520c11aa19efc2bb982aade7d"
   integrity sha512-58lmxKSA4BNyLz+HHMUzlOEpg09FV+ev6ZMe3vJihgdxzgcwZ8VoEEPmALCZG9LmqfVoNMMKpttIYTVG6uDY7A==
 
+diff@^5.1.0:
+  version "5.1.0"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/diff/-/diff-5.1.0.tgz#bc52d298c5ea8df9194800224445ed43ffc87e40"
+  integrity sha512-D+mk+qE8VC/PAUrlAU34N+VfXev0ghe5ywmpqrawphmVZc1bEfn56uo9qpyGp1p4xpzOHkSW4ztBd6L7Xx4ACw==
+
 dir-glob@^2.2.2:
   version "2.2.2"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/dir-glob/-/dir-glob-2.2.2.tgz#fa09f0694153c8918b18ba0deafae94769fc50c4"
@@ -5076,13 +5080,13 @@ nice-try@^1.0.4:
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/nice-try/-/nice-try-1.0.5.tgz#a3378a7696ce7d223e88fc9b764bd7ef1089e366"
   integrity sha512-1nh45deeb5olNY7eX82BkPO7SSxR5SSYJiPTrTdFUVYwAl8CKMA5N9PjTYkHiRjisVcxcQ1HXdLhx2qxxJzLNQ==
 
-nise@^4.0.4:
-  version "4.0.4"
-  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/nise/-/nise-4.0.4.tgz#d73dea3e5731e6561992b8f570be9e363c4512dd"
-  integrity sha512-bTTRUNlemx6deJa+ZyoCUTRvH3liK5+N6VQZ4NIw90AgDXY6iPnsqplNFf6STcj+ePk0H/xqxnP75Lr0J0Fq3A==
+nise@^5.1.4:
+  version "5.1.4"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/nise/-/nise-5.1.4.tgz#491ce7e7307d4ec546f5a659b2efe94a18b4bbc0"
+  integrity sha512-8+Ib8rRJ4L0o3kfmyVCL7gzrohyDe0cMFTBa2d364yIrEGMEoetznKJx899YxjybU6bL9SQkYPSBBs1gyYs8Xg==
   dependencies:
-    "@sinonjs/commons" "^1.7.0"
-    "@sinonjs/fake-timers" "^6.0.0"
+    "@sinonjs/commons" "^2.0.0"
+    "@sinonjs/fake-timers" "^10.0.2"
     "@sinonjs/text-encoding" "^0.7.1"
     just-extend "^4.0.2"
     path-to-regexp "^1.7.0"
@@ -6486,18 +6490,17 @@ signal-exit@^3.0.0, signal-exit@^3.0.2:
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/signal-exit/-/signal-exit-3.0.2.tgz#b5fdc08f1287ea1178628e415e25132b73646c6d"
   integrity sha1-tf3AjxKH6hF4Yo5BXiUTK3NkbG0=
 
-sinon@9.2.1:
-  version "9.2.1"
-  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/sinon/-/sinon-9.2.1.tgz#64cc88beac718557055bd8caa526b34a2231be6d"
-  integrity sha512-naPfsamB5KEE1aiioaoqJ6MEhdUs/2vtI5w1hPAXX/UwvoPjXcwh1m5HiKx0HGgKR8lQSoFIgY5jM6KK8VrS9w==
-  dependencies:
-    "@sinonjs/commons" "^1.8.1"
-    "@sinonjs/fake-timers" "^6.0.1"
-    "@sinonjs/formatio" "^5.0.1"
-    "@sinonjs/samsam" "^5.2.0"
-    diff "^4.0.2"
-    nise "^4.0.4"
-    supports-color "^7.1.0"
+sinon@16.0.0:
+  version "16.0.0"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/sinon/-/sinon-16.0.0.tgz#06da4e63624b946c9d7e67cce21c2f67f40f23a9"
+  integrity sha512-B8AaZZm9CT5pqe4l4uWJztfD/mOTa7dL8Qo0W4+s+t74xECOgSZDDQCBjNgIK3+n4kyxQrSTv2V5ul8K25qkiQ==
+  dependencies:
+    "@sinonjs/commons" "^3.0.0"
+    "@sinonjs/fake-timers" "^10.3.0"
+    "@sinonjs/samsam" "^8.0.0"
+    diff "^5.1.0"
+    nise "^5.1.4"
+    supports-color "^7.2.0"
 
 slash@^1.0.0:
   version "1.0.0"
@@ -6940,10 +6943,10 @@ supports-color@^5.3.0:
   dependencies:
     has-flag "^3.0.0"
 
-supports-color@^7.1.0:
-  version "7.1.0"
-  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/supports-color/-/supports-color-7.1.0.tgz#68e32591df73e25ad1c4b49108a2ec507962bfd1"
-  integrity sha512-oRSIpR8pxT1Wr2FquTNnGet79b3BWljqOuoW/h4oBhxJ/HUbX5nX6JSruTkvXDCFMwDPvsaTTbvMLKZWSy0R5g==
+supports-color@^7.1.0, supports-color@^7.2.0:
+  version "7.2.0"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/supports-color/-/supports-color-7.2.0.tgz#1b7dcdcb32b8138801b3e478ba6a51caa89648da"
+  integrity sha512-qpCAvRl9stuOHveKsn7HncJRvv501qIacKzQlO/+Lwxc9+0q2wLyv4Dfvt80/DPn2pqOBsJdDiogXGR9+OvwRw==
   dependencies:
     has-flag "^4.0.0"