diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index e657bf3..1a83376 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@
     "mocha-sinon": "2.0.0",
     "nyc": "11.0.3",
     "semantic-release": "6.3.6",
-    "sinon": "2.3.6",
+    "sinon": "4.1.1",
     "sinon-chai": "2.11.0",
     "validate-commit-msg": "2.12.3"
   },