diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 77c9ecb..dfdc805 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@
     "chai": "^4.2.0",
     "coveralls": "^3.1.0",
     "eslint": "^7.14.0",
-    "mocha": "^8.2.1",
+    "mocha": "^12.0.0",
     "mongodb3": "npm:mongodb@^3.0.0",
     "mongodb4": "npm:mongodb@^4.0.0",
     "mongodb5": "npm:mongodb@^5.0.0",