diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index b7154dc..40de1c4 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@
   "author": "Sam Richard <snugug@us.ibm.com>",
   "license": "MIT",
   "devDependencies": {
-    "ava": "^0.15.2",
+    "ava": "^0.17.0",
     "babel-eslint": "^6.1.2",
     "bluebird": "^3.1.5",
     "coveralls": "^2.11.6",